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1868 South Carolina U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1868 South Carolina U.S. House At-large Election?

J P M Epping won the 1868 South Carolina U.S. House At-large Election. J P M Epping received 68,477 popular votes (50.15%). The main challenger was E E Dickson (49.55%).

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Epping +0.6 pts · won by 823 votes
J P M EppingRepublicanWINNER50.15%
68,477 votes
E E DicksonRepublican49.55%
67,654 votes
James Chesnutunknown0.14%
193 votes
A Burtunknown0.08%
114 votes
Matthew J Perryunknown0.06%
79 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.