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1876 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

South Carolina · 2 candidates · See every 1876 U.S. House race

Who won the 1876 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Robert Smalls won the 1876 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Robert Smalls received 19,954 popular votes (51.87%). The main challenger was G D Tilman (48.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Smalls and Tilman

Smalls +3.7 pts · won by 1,438 votes
Robert SmallsRepublicanWINNER51.87%
19,954 votes
G D TilmanDemocratic48.13%
18,516 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.