South Carolina 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6

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

Label:: South Carolina 1808 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6
Date:: 1808
State:: South Carolina
Type:: General
Iteration:: First Ballot
Office/Role:: U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:: Joseph C. Calhoun, William Burnsides

Candidates:	Joseph C. Calhoun [1]	William Burnsides
Affiliation:	Republican
Final Result: [2]	936	290
District of Six	936	290
District of Abbeville	-	-
District of Laurens	-	-
District of Newberry	-	-

Notes:

[1]Elected.

[2]District Six was also known as Abbeville District.

References:

Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

City Gazette and Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). October 21, 1808.

The Times (Charleston, SC). October 21, 1808.

Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 41.

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