1798 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
| Elections in South Carolina |
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| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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| South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" |
Thomas Pinckney | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Pinckney (Federalist) 100% |
| South Carolina 2 "Beaufort district" |
John Rutledge, Jr. | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Rutledge, Jr. (Federalist) 65.6% Pierce Butler (Democratic-Republican) 34.4% |
| South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" |
Lemuel Benton | Democratic- Republican |
1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Benjamin Huger (Federalist) 41.9% Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican) 32.4% Tristam Thomas (Federalist) 22.2% William Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 2.0% Joseph Blyth (Democratic-Republican) 1.6% |
| South Carolina 4 "Camden district" |
Thomas Sumter | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Sumter (Democratic-Republican) 64.6% Richard Winn (Federalist) 35.4% |
| South Carolina 5 "Ninety-Six district" |
Robert Goodloe Harper | Federalist | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Goodloe Harper (Federalist) 65.3% William Butler (Democratic-Republican) 34.7% |
| South Carolina 6 "Washington district" |
William Smith | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Abraham Nott (Federalist) 43.8% William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 43.2% William Hill (Federalist) 13.0% |
See also
[edit]- United States House of Representatives elections, 1798 and 1799
- List of United States representatives from South Carolina
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