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1896 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1896 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election?

Thomas Strait won the 1896 South Carolina U.S. House District 5 Election. Thomas Strait received 8,511 popular votes (91.04%). The main challenger was Lawrence Jones (8.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Strait and Jones

Strait +82.1 pts · won by 7,673 votes
Thomas StraitDemocraticWINNER91.04%
8,511 votes
Lawrence JonesRepublican8.96%
838 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.