United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1886

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1882 to 1886

The 1886 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 1886 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected, the Republican incumbent was defeated, and the open seat was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel Dibble of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1883, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Samuel Dibble (incumbent)
votes = 3,315
percentage = 99.9
change = +26.4Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 2
percentage = 0.1
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 3,313
percentage = 99.8
change = +52.8Election box turnout
votes = 3,317
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George D. Tillman of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1883, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George D. Tillman (incumbent)
votes = 5,212
percentage = 99.6
change = +15.2Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 23
percentage = 0.4
change = -1.0Election box majority
votes = 5,189
percentage = 99.2
change = +29.0Election box turnout
votes = 5,235
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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3rd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman D. Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1877, opted to retire. James S. Cothran was nominated by the Democrats and was unopposed in his bid for election.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James S. Cothran
votes = 4,402
percentage = 99.8
change = +6.3Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 7
percentage = 0.2
change = +0.2Election box majority
votes = 4,395
percentage = 99.6
change = +12.6Election box turnout
votes = 4,409
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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4th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William H. Perry of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1885, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William H. Perry (incumbent)
votes = 4,470
percentage = 100.0
change = +0.6Election box majority
votes = 4,470
percentage = 100.0
change = +1.2Election box turnout
votes = 4,470
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Hemphill of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1883, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John J. Hemphill (incumbent)
votes = 4,696
percentage = 99.9
change = +25.4Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 5
percentage = 0.1
change = -3.6Election box majority
votes = 4,691
percentage = 99.8
change = +47.1Election box turnout
votes = 4,701
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George W. Dargan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1883, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George W. Dargan (incumbent)
votes = 4,411
percentage = 98.7
change = +24.7Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 58
percentage = 1.3
change = -1.4Election box majority
votes = 4,353
percentage = 97.4
change = +46.7Election box turnout
votes = 4,469
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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7th Congressional District

Incumbent Republican Congressman Robert Smalls of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1884, was defeated by Democratic challenger William Elliott.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William Elliott
votes = 6,493
percentage = 52.0
change = +17.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Smalls (incumbent)
votes = 5,961
percentage = 47.8
change = -15.8Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 22
percentage = 0.2
change = -1.6Election box majority
votes = 532
percentage = 4.2
change = -24.8Election box turnout
votes = 12,476
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic gain from Republican
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ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1886
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1886
*South Carolina's congressional districts

References

*cite book | last = Jordan | first = Frank E | title = The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 | pages = pp. 112-113