1892 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

None February 2026 September 2023 The 1892 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1892, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Two Democratic incumbents were re-elected, four open seats were won by the Democrats and the open seat in the 7th congressional district was picked up by the Republicans. The composition of the state delegation after the election was six Democrats and one Republican. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman William H. Brawley of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1891, defeated J. William Stokes in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% William H. Brawley 6,328 53.6 J. William Stokes 5,486 46.4 General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1892 Democratic Party (United States) William H. Brawley (incumbent) 6,318 99.8 +15.6 No party Write-Ins 15 0.2 +0.1 6,303 99.6 +31.1 6,333 |- | 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, was defeated in the Democratic primary by W. Jasper Talbert. He was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% George D. Tillman 4,642 39.6 W. Jasper Talbert 3,979 34.0 Robert Aldrich 2,745 23.4 John T. Gaston 356 3.0 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% W. Jasper Talbert 5,652 56.1 +22.1 George D. Tillman 4,416 43.9 +4.3 General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1892 Democratic Party (United States) W. Jasper Talbert 8,001 99.6 +14.1 No party Write-Ins 30 0.4 +0.2 7,971 99.2 +28.0 8,031 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman George Johnstone of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1891, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Asbury Latimer. He defeated John R. Tolbert in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Asbury Latimer 7,355 52.8 George Johnstone 6,566 47.2 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1892 Democratic Party (United States) Asbury Latimer 8,330 91.2 -0.2 Republican Party (United States) John R. Tolbert 787 8.6 +0.4 No party Write-Ins 17 0.2 -0.2 7,543 82.6 -0.6 9,134 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman George W. Shell of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1891, defeated Joseph T. Johnson in the Democratic primary and Republican Joshua A.T. Ensor in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% George W. Shell 10,585 59.5 Joseph T. Johnson 7,219 40.5 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1892 Democratic Party (United States) George W. Shell (incumbent) 10,401 85.7 +3.8 Republican Party (United States) Joshua A.T. Ensor 1,730 14.3 -3.5 No party Write-Ins 6 0.0 -0.3 8,671 71.4 +7.3 12,137 |- | 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, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Thomas J. Strait. He defeated Republican challenger E. Brooks Sligh in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Thomas J. Strait 6,141 50.7 John J. Hemphill 5,968 49.3 General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1892 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Strait 8,791 80.7 -6.4 Republican Party (United States) E. Brooks Sligh 2,099 19.3 +7.1 6,692 61.4 -13.5 10,890 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district special election Incumbent Democratic Congressman Eli T. Stackhouse of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1891, died on June 14, 1892, during the Democratic primary campaign. A special election for the remainder of the term was called to be held simultaneously with the regular election. The South Carolina Democratic Party decided that the winner of the primary election would be their candidate for both the special and regular elections. John L. McLaurin won the primary and defeated Republican challenger E.J. Sawyer in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% John L. McLaurin 8,269 61.2 Jeremiah Smith 4,941 36.6 L.S. Bigham 297 2.2 General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district special election results, 1892 Democratic Party (United States) John L. McLaurin 8,572 90.2 +11.4 Republican Party (United States) E.J. Sawyer 934 9.8 -10.7 7,638 80.4 +22.1 9,506 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 6th congressional district John L. McLaurin, winner of the Democratic primary for both the special and regular election of the 6th congressional district, defeated Republican challenger E.J. Sawyer in the general election to win the term for the 53rd Congress. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1892 Democratic Party (United States) John L. McLaurin 10,133 84.6 -5.6 Republican Party (United States) E.J. Sawyer 1,832 15.3 +5.5 No party Write-Ins 12 0.1 +0.1 8,301 69.3 -11.1 11,977 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 7th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Elliott of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1891, declined to seek re-election. Republican George W. Murray defeated Democratic challenger E.W. Moise in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% E.W. Moise 3,607 53.0 W.H. Heyward 3,196 47.0 General election results South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1892 Republican Party (United States) George W. Murray 4,995 50.0 +11.2 Democratic Party (United States) E.W. Moise 4,955 49.6 +5.2 No party Write-Ins 42 0.4 +0.1 40 0.4 -5.2 9,992 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1892 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1892 South Carolina's congressional districts References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 96, 100, 103, 109, 113, 117, 122 "Report of the State Board of Canvassers of the Result of the General Election, Held November 8, 1892." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina at the Regular Session Commencing November 22, 1892. Volume I. Columbia, SC: Charles A. Calvo Jr., 1892, pp. 550–551. South Carolina 1892 South Carolina