district         incumbent       party  first elected                              result
0  south carolina 1     samuel dibble  democratic           1882             retired democratic hold
1  south carolina 2  george d tillman  democratic           1878                        re - elected
2  south carolina 3   james s cothran  democratic           1886             retired democratic hold
3  south carolina 4   william h perry  democratic           1884             retired democratic hold
4  south carolina 5   john j hemphill  democratic           1882                        re - elected
5  south carolina 6   george w dargan  democratic           1882             retired democratic hold
6  south carolina 7   thomas e miller  republican           1888  lost re - election democratic gain

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