South Carolina 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- South Carolina 1798 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3
- Date:
- 1798
- State:
- South Carolina
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Benjamin Huger, Lemuel Benton, Tristram Thomas, William Thomas, Joseph Blyth
Candidates: | Benjamin Huger[1] | Lemuel Benton | Tristram Thomas | William Thomas | Joseph Blyth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Republican |
Final Result: [2][3][4] | 743 | 574 | 394 | 35 | 28 |
District of Three | 743 | 574 | 394 | 35 | 28 |
District of Georgetown | - | - | - | - | - |
All Saints County | 96 | - | - | - | 2 |
Blackmingo | - | - | - | - | - |
Town of Georgetown | - | - | - | - | - |
Kingston County | 180 | 45 | - | - | - |
Lower Election District[5] | - | - | - | - | - |
Liberty County[6] | 108 | 176 | 60 | 2 | 18 |
Williamsburg County | 181 | 10 | 9 | - | - |
Winyaw County | 131 | 25 | 4 | - | 8 |
Spring's Old Place[7] | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | - |
District of Cheraw | - | - | - | - | - |
Chesterfield County[8] | 8 | 42 | 179 | 7 | - |
Darlington County[9] | 20 | 242 | 4 | 2 | - |
Marlborough County | 19 | 34 | 138 | 24 | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]The Newport Mercury (Newport, RI) lists 568 votes for Benjamin Huger, 552 votes for Tristram Thomas, and 540 votes for Lemuel Benton.
[3]"The managers of the upper election district of Kingston, Liberty, Blackmingo, and Georgetown, have not returned duplicates, which the law requires; the number of votes are as follows: for Benjamin Huger, 300; L. Benton, 203; T. Thomas, 63." The Georgetown Gazette (Georgetown, SC). January 9, 1799.
[4]District Three was also known as Georgetown District.
[5]No returns of voters, no duplicates sent, nor manager signatures sent.
[6]Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA) lists 211 votes for Benjamin Huger and 187 votes for Lemuel Benton.
[7]No duplicates sent, as required by law.
[8]The City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC) lists 9 votes for Benjamin Huger.
[9]The City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC) lists 3 votes for Tristram Thomas.
References:
Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 10, 1798.
Georgia. The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA). October 13, 1798.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 17, 1798.
City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). November 9, 1798.
Claypoole's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 13, 1798.
Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). November 13, 1798.
Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). November 20, 1798.
The Georgetown Gazette (Georgetown, SC). January 9, 1799.
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