Only one of the five South Carolina incumbents were re-elected.
Electoral data are only available for the 1st and 5th district of South Carolina's 6 districts at the time of the elections of 1794.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina 1 | William L. Smith | Pro-Administration | 1788 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Federalist gain. |
√ William L. Smith (Federalist) 51.7% John Rutledge, Jr. (Federalist) 37.3% Thomas Tucker 11.0% |
| South Carolina 2 | New seat | New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. Winner declined to serve and a special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy, electing Wade Hampton (Democratic-Republican). |
√ Robert Barnwell[Note 1] | ||
| South Carolina 3 | Lemuel Benton | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican)[Note 1] |
| South Carolina 4 | Richard Winn | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected to a new party. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Richard Winn (Democratic-Republican)[Note 1] |
| South Carolina 5 | Alexander Gillon | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent died October 6, 1794. New member elected. Federalist gain. Winner of general election was also elected to finish Gillon's term, see above. |
√ Robert Goodloe Harper (Federalist) 58.3% John Hunter (Democratic-Republican) 41.7% |
| John Hunter (Moved from the 2nd district) | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. Anti-Administration loss. | ||
| South Carolina 6 | Andrew Pickens | Anti-Administration | 1793 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Samuel Earle (Democratic-Republican)[Note 1] |
References edit
See also edit
- List of United States representatives from South Carolina
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1794 and 1795
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