United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1894

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1894

The 1894 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 1894 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Four incumbents were re-elected and all three open seats were won by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District Special Election

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William H. Brawley of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1891, resigned in 1894. A special election was called for April and it pitted two Democrats against each other because the South Carolina Democratic Party refused to organize a primary election. James F. Izlar defeated J. William Stokes in the special election to win the remainder of the term for the 53rd Congress.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = James F. Izlar
votes = 3,070
percentage = 60.1
change = N/AElection box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. William Stokes
votes = 2,042
percentage = 39.9
change = N/AElection box majority
votes = 1,028
percentage = 20.2
change = N/AElection box turnout
votes = 5,112
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
-

1st Congressional District

The 1st congressional district was redrawn in 1894 to cover much of the South Carolina Lowcountry. William Elliott defeated D.A.J. Sullivan in the Democratic primary and Republican challenger George W. Murray in the general election. However, Murray challenged the election and the Republican controlled Congress awarded him the seat from Elliott in 1896.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Thomas J. Strait (incumbent)
votes = 6,141
percentage = 67.6
change = -13.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = G.G. Alexander
votes = 1,545
percentage = 17.0
change = -2.3Election box candidate
party = Independent
candidate = W.R. Davie
votes = 1,163
percentage = 12.8
change = +12.8Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 237
percentage = 2.6
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 4,596
percentage = 50.6
change = -10.8Election box turnout
votes = 9,086
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
-

6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John L. McLaurin of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1893, defeated Republican challenger J.P. Wilson.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = John L. McLaurin (incumbent)
votes = 8,171
percentage = 76.9
change = -7.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = J.P. Wilson
votes = 2,452
percentage = 23.1
change = +7.8Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 7
percentage = 0.0
change = -0.1Election box majority
votes = 5,719
percentage = 53.8
change = -15.5Election box turnout
votes = 10,630
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
-

7th Congressional District

The 7th congressional district was redrawn in 1894 to include much of the lower central part of the state. J. William Stokes was nominated by the Democrats and defeated Republican T.B. Johnson in the general election.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. William Stokes
votes = 7,358
percentage = 73.0
change = +23.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = T.B. Johnson
votes = 2,656
percentage = 26.3
change = -23.7Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 70
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 4,702
percentage = 46.7
change = +46.3Election box turnout
votes = 10,084
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic gain from Republican
-

ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1894
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1894
*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. 96-97, 109, 113
*"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Election Returns." "Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina at the Regular Session Commencing Nov. 27th, 1894". Volume II. Columbia, SC: Charles A. Calvo, Jr., 1894, pp. 466-469.