South Carolina 1788 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1

Office:: U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:: U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:: Federal

Label:: South Carolina 1788 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Date:: 1788
State:: South Carolina
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: William Smith, Alexander Gillon, David Ramsay

Candidates:	William Smith [1]	Alexander Gillon	David Ramsay
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]	600	386	191
District of One	600	386	191
City of Charleston	349	169	146
Christ Church Parish	17	6	18
Saint Andrew's Parish	28	24	8
Saint Bartholomew's Parish	70	150	-
Saint James Goose Creek Parish	34	3	4
Saint John's Berkeley Parish	12	11	10
Saint John's Colleton Parish	32	4	5
Saint Paul's Parish	30	19	-
Saint Dennis and Saint Thomas Parish	28	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]District One is also known as the Charleston District.

References:

The Georgia Gazette (Savannah, GA). December 18, 1788.

Rogers, George C. Evolution of a Federalist: William Loughton Smith of Charleston (1758-1812). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1962. 166.

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