1884 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1884, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Five incumbents were re-elected and the two open seats were split between the Democrats and the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation after the election was six Democrats and one Republican. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel Dibble of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger W.N. Taft. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1884 Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Dibble (incumbent) 8,612 73.5 +16.6 Republican Party (United States) W.N. Taft 3,108 26.5 -16.6 5,504 47.0 +33.2 11,720 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman George D. Tillman of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger E.J. Dickerson. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1884 Democratic Party (United States) George D. Tillman (incumbent) 11,419 84.4 +16.6 Republican Party (United States) E.J. Dickerson 1,920 14.2 -17.7 No party Write-Ins 186 1.4 +1.1 9,499 70.2 +34.3 13,525 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman D. Wyatt Aiken of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1877, defeated Republican challenger John R. Tolbert. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1884 Democratic Party (United States) D. Wyatt Aiken (incumbent) 10,855 93.5 +8.9 Republican Party (United States) John R. Tolbert 752 6.5 -8.9 No party Write-Ins 6 0.0 0.0 10,103 87.0 +17.8 11,613 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district special election Incumbent Democratic Congressman John H. Evins of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1877, died on October 20, 1884. A special election was called for December and Democrat John Bratton was unopposed in his bid to serve the rest of the term for the 48th Congress. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district special election results, 1884 Democratic Party (United States) John Bratton 3,339 100.0 +28.2 3,339 100.0 +56.6 3,339 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John H. Evins of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1877, died on October 20, 1884. William H. Perry was nominated by the Democrats and was unopposed in his bid for election to the 49th Congress. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1884 Democratic Party (United States) William H. Perry 13,008 99.4 -0.6 No party Write-Ins 81 0.6 +0.6 12,927 98.8 -1.2 13,089 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John J. Hemphill of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger C.C. Macoy. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1884 Democratic Party (United States) John J. Hemphill (incumbent) 9,861 74.5 +18.5 Republican Party (United States) C.C. Macoy 2,881 21.8 -22.2 No party Write-Ins 489 3.7 +3.7 6,980 52.7 +40.7 13,231 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman George W. Dargan of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1883, defeated Republican challenger Edmund H. Deas. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1884 Democratic Party (United States) George W. Dargan (incumbent) 10,465 74.0 +9.3 Republican Party (United States) Edmund H. Deas 3,289 23.3 +1.6 No party Write-Ins 386 2.7 +2.7 7,176 50.7 +7.7 14,140 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 7th congressional district special election Incumbent Republican Congressman Edmund William McGregor Mackey of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1883, died on January 27, 1884. A special election was called for March 18 and Republican Robert Smalls was unopposed in his bid for election. General election results South Carolina's 7th congressional district special election results, 1884 Republican Party (United States) Robert Smalls 9,092 99.6 +34.8 No party Write-Ins 32 0.4 +0.4 9,060 99.2 +69.6 9,124 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- 7th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Robert Smalls of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1884, defeated Democratic challenger William Elliott. General election results South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1884 Republican Party (United States) Robert Smalls (incumbent) 8,419 63.6 -36.0 Democratic Party (United States) William Elliott 4,584 34.6 +34.6 No party Write-Ins 235 1.8 +1.4 3,835 29.0 -70.2 13,238 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1884 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1884 South Carolina's congressional districts References "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume II. Columbia, SC: Charles A. Calvo, Jr., 1884, pp. 781, 827–833. South Carolina 1884 South Carolina