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1872 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1872 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Robert Elliott won the 1872 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Robert Elliott received 21,627 popular votes (92.83%). The main challenger was W H McCaw (4.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Elliott and McCaw

Elliott +88.1 pts · won by 20,533 votes
Robert ElliottRepublicanWINNER92.83%
21,627 votes
W H McCawDemocratic4.7%
1,094 votes
Samuel McGowanunknown1.76%
411 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.