United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1900

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1900

The 1900 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 1900 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five Democratic incumbents were re-elected and two incumbents were defeated in the primaries, but the seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Elliott of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1897, defeated Republican challenger W.W. Beckett.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = William Elliott (incumbent)
votes = 3,666
percentage = 72.7
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = W.W. Beckett
votes = 1,378
percentage = 27.3
change = -6.2Election box majority
votes = 2,288
percentage = 45.4
change = +12.4Election box turnout
votes = 5,044
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman W. Jasper Talbert of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1893, defeated Republican challenger J.B. Odom.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = W. Jasper Talbert (incumbent)
votes = 6,713
percentage = 97.7
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = J.B. Odom
votes = 156
percentage = 2.3
change = -0.6Election box majority
votes = 6,557
percentage = 95.4
change = +1.3Election box turnout
votes = 6,869
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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3rd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Latimer of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1893, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger Anson C. Merrick in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David E. Finley (incumbent)
votes = 6,634
percentage = 97.3
change = -2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = John F. Jones
votes = 183
percentage = 2.7
change = +2.7Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 2
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 6,451
percentage = 94.6
change = -5.4Election box turnout
votes = 6,819
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James Norton of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1897, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Robert B. Scarborough. He defeated Republican R.A. Stuart in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert B. Scarborough
votes = 6,476
percentage = 94.3
change = -2.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = R.A. Stuart
votes = 395
percentage = 5.7
change = +2.6Election box majority
votes = 6,081
percentage = 88.6
change = -5.2Election box turnout
votes = 6,871
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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7th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. William Stokes of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1896, defeated Republican challenger Alexander D. Dantzler.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. William Stokes (incumbent)
votes = 7,285
percentage = 93.2
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Alexander D. Dantzler
votes = 534
percentage = 6.8
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 6,751
percentage = 86.4
change = +6.8Election box turnout
votes = 7,819
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1900
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1900
*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. 104, 109, 114, 118
*"Report of M.R. Cooper, Secretary of State, to the General Assembly of South Carolina." "Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina". Volume I. Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1901, pp. 80-81.