The 1900 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 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.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Elliott of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1897, defeated Republican challenger W.W. Beckett.
General election results[]
South Carolina's 1st congressional district election results, 1900
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
William Elliott (incumbent)
3,666
72.7
+6.2
Republican
W.W. Beckett
1,378
27.3
-6.2
Majority
2,288
45.4
+12.4
Turnout
5,044
Democratichold
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[]
South Carolina's 2nd congressional district election results, 1900
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
W. Jasper Talbert (incumbent)
6,713
97.7
+0.7
Republican
J.B. Odom
156
2.3
-0.6
Majority
6,557
95.4
+1.3
Turnout
6,869
Democratichold
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[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Asbury Latimer
7,866
65.6
C.T. Wyche
2,883
24.1
E.E. Verner
1,233
10.3
General election results[]
South Carolina's 3rd congressional district election results, 1900
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Asbury Latimer (incumbent)
7,834
97.5
+0.9
Republican
Anson C. Merrick
203
2.5
-0.8
Majority
7,631
95.0
+1.7
Turnout
8,037
Democratichold
4th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Stanyarne Wilson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1895, was defeated in the Democratic primary by Joseph T. Johnson. He defeated Republican challenger S.T. Poinier in the general election.
Democratic primary[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Joseph T. Johnson
11,428
56.5
Stanyarne Wilson
8,814
43.5
General election results[]
South Carolina's 4th congressional district election results, 1900
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Joseph T. Johnson
8,189
97.0
+0.6
Republican
S.T. Poinier
251
3.0
-0.6
Majority
7,938
94.0
+1.2
Turnout
8,440
Democratichold
5th congressional district[]
Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, defeated Thomas J. Strait in the Democratic primary and Republican John F. Jones in the general election.
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[]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Robert B. Scarborough
5,921
43.2
James Norton
5,315
38.7
J. Edwin Ellerbe
2,484
18.1
Democratic primary runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Robert B. Scarborough
7,655
53.8
+10.6
James Norton
6,584
46.2
+7.5
General election results[]
South Carolina's 6th congressional district election results, 1900
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Robert B. Scarborough
6,476
94.3
-2.6
Republican
R.A. Stuart
395
5.7
+2.6
Majority
6,081
88.6
-5.2
Turnout
6,871
Democratichold
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[]
South Carolina's 7th congressional district election results, 1900
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
J. William Stokes (incumbent)
7,285
93.2
+3.4
Republican
Alexander D. Dantzler
534
6.8
-3.4
Majority
6,751
86.4
+6.8
Turnout
7,819
Democratichold
See also[]
United States House of Representatives elections, 1900
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. 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.