The 1898 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 8, 1898, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. Six Democratic incumbents were re-elected and the open seat was retained by the Democrats. The composition of the state delegation after the election was solely Democratic.

1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman William Elliott of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1897, defeated Republican challenger George W. Murray.

General election results

| colspan=5 |Democratic hold

2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman W. Jasper Talbert of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1893, defeated Republican challenger B.P. Chatfield.

General election results

| colspan=5 |Democratic hold

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 John R. Tolbert in the general election.

Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Asbury Latimer 7,866 57.4 George Johnstone 3,621 26.5 Julius E. Boggs 2,210 16.1

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4th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Stanyarne Wilson of the 4th congressional district, in office since 1895, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger P.S. Suber in the general election.

Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% Stanyarne Wilson 8,650 52.1 Joseph T. Johnson 7,089 42.7 M.L. Donaldson 872 5.2

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5th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas J. Strait of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1893, lost the Democratic primary. David E. Finley defeated William A. Barber in the runoff and then Finley defeated Republican John F. Jones in the general election.

Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% David E. Finley 4,072 35.8 William A. Barber 2,741 24.1 Thomas J. Strait 2,210 19.4 William P. Pollock 881 7.8 J.K. Henry 795 7.0 E.J. Kennedy 676 5.9

Democratic primary runoffCandidateVotes%±% David E. Finley 6,301 55.3 +19.5 William A. Barber 5,095 44.7 +20.6

General election results

| colspan=5 |Democratic hold

6th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman James Norton of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1897, defeated J. Edwin Ellerbe in the Democratic primary and Republican J.H. Evans in the general election.

Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% James Norton 5,410 50.3 J. Edwin Ellerbe 5,353 49.7

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| colspan=5 |Democratic hold

7th congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. William Stokes of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1896, defeated Thomas F. Brantley in the Democratic primary and Republican James Weston in the general election.

Democratic primary Democratic primaryCandidateVotes% J. William Stokes 8,242 67.6 Thomas F. Brantley 3,951 32.4

General election results

| colspan=5 |Democratic hold

See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1898 South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1898 South Carolina's congressional districts

References

"Report of D.H. Tompkins, 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 Bryan Printing Company, 1899, pp. 252–255.