1880 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 The 1880 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 2, 1880, to elect five representatives Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All five incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman John S. Richardson of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1879, defeated Republican challenger Samuel J. Lee. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1880 Democratic Party (United States) John S. Richardson (incumbent) 20,142 63.3 +1.6 Republican Party (United States) Samuel J. Lee 11,674 36.7 -1.6 8,468 26.6 +3.2 31,816 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Michael P. O'Connor of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1879, defeated Republican challenger Edmund W.M. Mackey. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1880 Democratic Party (United States) Michael P. O'Connor (incumbent) 17,569 58.8 -2.1 Republican Party (United States) Edmund W.M. Mackey 12,297 41.2 +2.1 5,272 17.6 -4.2 29,866 |- | 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 C.J. Stollbrand. General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1880 Democratic Party (United States) D. Wyatt Aiken (incumbent) 27,863 74.1 -5.0 Republican Party (United States) C.J. Stollbrand 9,758 25.9 +5.4 18,105 48.2 -10.4 37,621 |- | 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, defeated Republican challenger A. Blythe. General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1880 Democratic Party (United States) John H. Evins (incumbent) 27,985 69.7 -27.1 Republican Party (United States) A. Blythe 11,780 29.3 +26.1 |- | bgcolor="#0BDA51" | | Greenback-Labor | J. Hendrix McLane | align="right" | 414 | align="right" | 1.0 | align="right" | +1.0 |- 16,205 40.4 -53.2 40,179 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman George D. Tillman of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1879, defeated Republican challenger Robert Smalls. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1880 Democratic Party (United States) George D. Tillman (incumbent) 23,325 60.4 -10.8 Republican Party (United States) Robert Smalls 15,287 39.6 +10.8 No party Write-Ins 2 0.0 0.0 8,038 20.8 -21.6 38,614 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1880 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1880 South Carolina's congressional districts References "Annual 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 at the Regular Session of 1880. Columbia, SC: James Woodrow, 1881, pp. 553–555. South Carolina 1880 South Carolina