= 5 ▁| D em ocr atic ▁hold ▁| - ▁▁ 5 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁Inc umb ent ▁Democratic ▁Congress man ▁John ▁J . ▁H emph ill ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁by ▁Thomas ▁J . ▁Stra it . ▁ ▁He ▁defeated ▁Republican ▁ch allen ger ▁E . ▁Bro oks ▁Sl igh ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁results ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| ▁col span = 5 ▁| D em ocr atic ▁hold ▁| - ▁▁ 6 th ▁Cong r essional ▁District ▁Special ▁E lection ▁Inc umb ent ▁Democratic ▁Congress man ▁Eli ▁T . ▁Stack house ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁in ▁office ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁died ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁during ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁campaign . ▁ ▁A ▁special ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁simultaneously ▁with ▁the ▁regular ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁election ▁would ▁be ▁their ▁candidate ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁special ▁and ▁regular ▁elections . ▁ ▁John ▁L . ▁Mc La ur in ▁won ▁the ▁primary ▁and ▁defeated ▁Republican ▁ch allen ger ▁E . J . ▁S aw yer ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁results ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁| ▁col span = 5