1822 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district special election

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On May 8, 1822, William Lowndes (DR) of South Carolina's 2nd district resigned.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
James Hamilton, Jr. Democratic-Republican 740 56.7%
Richard B. Screvan 389 29.8%
William Elliott 175 13.4%

Hamilton took his seat on January 6, 1823.[3]

See also

References

  1. "SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Footnote 60: Resigned May 8, 1822
  2. "South Carolina 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  3. "SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Footnote 61: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William Lowndes, and took his seat January 6, 1823