1890 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

none February 2026 September 2023 The 1890 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1890, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Two Democratic incumbents were re-elected, one Republican incumbent was defeated, and the four open seats were retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Samuel Dibble of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1883, declined to seek re-election. William H. Brawley was nominated by the Democrats and he defeated Republican challenger William D. Crum in the general election. General election results South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1890 Democratic Party (United States) William H. Brawley 7,249 84.2 -2.5 Republican Party (United States) William D. Crum 1,349 15.7 +2.6 No party Write-Ins 14 0.1 -0.1 5,900 68.5 -5.1 8,612 |- | 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 Seymour E. Smith. General election results South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1890 Democratic Party (United States) George D. Tillman (incumbent) 9,956 85.5 -1.3 Republican Party (United States) Seymour E. Smith 1,671 14.3 +2.9 No party Write-Ins 18 0.2 -1.6 8,285 71.2 -4.2 11,645 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James S. Cothran of the 3rd congressional district, in office since 1887, declined to seek re-election. George Johnstone won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican John R. Tolbert in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% D.K. Norris 4,794 48.9 George Johnstone 2,380 24.3 W.C. Benet 1,865 19.1 R.E. Bowen 550 5.6 Orville Calhoun 208 2.1 Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% George Johnstone 5,553 50.1 +25.8 D.K. Norris 5,529 49.9 +1.0 General election results South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1890 Democratic Party (United States) George Johnstone 8,942 91.4 -8.4 Republican Party (United States) John R. Tolbert 803 8.2 +8.2 No party Write-Ins 34 0.4 +0.2 8,139 83.2 -16.4 9,779 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman William H. Perry of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1885, declined to seek re-election. George W. Shell won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican J.F. Ensor in the general election. Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% George W. Shell 5,140 41.9 David Duncan 4,927 40.2 Robert M. Smith 815 6.7 W.L. Mauldin 808 6.6 Isaac G. McKissick 569 4.6 General election results South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1890 Democratic Party (United States) George W. Shell 10,372 81.9 -18.0 Republican Party (United States) J.F. Ensor 2,258 17.8 +17.8 No party Write-Ins 32 0.3 +0.2 8,114 64.1 -35.7 12,662 |- | 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 G.G. Alexander. General election results South Carolina's 5th congressional district election results, 1890 Democratic Party (United States) John J. Hemphill (incumbent) 9,432 87.1 -12.6 Republican Party (United States) G.G. Alexander 1,321 12.2 +12.2 No party Write-Ins 75 0.7 +0.4 8,111 74.9 -24.5 10,828 |- | 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, declined to seek re-election. Eli T. Stackhouse was nominated by the Democrats and defeated Republican challenger Edmund H. Deas. General election results South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1890 Democratic Party (United States) Eli T. Stackhouse 9,022 78.8 -16.9 Republican Party (United States) Edmund H. Deas 2,352 20.5 +20.5 No party Write-Ins 79 0.7 -3.6 6,670 58.3 -33.1 11,453 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- 7th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Thomas E. Miller of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1890, was defeated by Democratic challenger William Elliott. General election results South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1890 Democratic Party (United States) William Elliott 3,792 44.4 -9.7 Republican Party (United States) Thomas E. Miller (incumbent) 3,315 38.8 -6.6 |- | style="color:inherit;background:#FF3333" | | Independent Republican | E.M. Brayton | align="right" | 1,410 | align="right" | 16.5 | align="right" | +16.5 |- No party Write-Ins 26 0.3 -0.2 477 5.6 -3.1 8,543 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic gain from Republican |- See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1890 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1890 South Carolina's congressional districts References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 103, 108–109 "Supplemental 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 Commencing November 25, 1890. Volume I. Columbia, SC: James H. Woodrow, 1891, pp. 609–612. South Carolina 1890 Category:1890 South Carolina elections