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 BentonTristram ThomasWilliam ThomasJoseph Blyth
Affiliation:FederalistRepublicanFederalistRepublicanRepublican
Final Result: [2][3][4]7435743943528
District of Three7435743943528
District of Georgetown-----
All Saints County96---2
Blackmingo-----
Town of Georgetown-----
Kingston County18045---
Lower Election District[5]-----
Liberty County[6]10817660218
Williamsburg County181109--
Winyaw County131254-8
Spring's Old Place[7]11101--
District of Cheraw-----
Chesterfield County[8]8421797-
Darlington County[9]2024242-
Marlborough County193413824-

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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Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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