Mapping Early American Elections


4th Congress: South Carolina 1794

This page includes an interactive map. A text version of the same election data is available in the table below the map.

South Carolina elected two Federalists and four Democratic-Republicans to the Fourth Congress.

Many returns are missing from this election.

In January 1795, a special election was held in which Wade Hampton was elected to replace John Barnwell, who had been elected but declined to serve. Wade Hampton is included in the table below.

Congressional election results, 4th Congress: South Carolina 1794
District Candidate Party Vote Percentage Elected
1 William Smith Federalist 698 51.7%
1 John Rutledge, Jr. Federalist 504 37.3%
1 Thomas Tucker Democratic-Republican 149 11%
2 Wade Hampton Democratic-Republican unopposed
3 Lemuel Benton Democratic-Republican unopposed
4 Richard Winn Democratic-Republican unopposed
5 Robert G. Harper Federalist 1,389 58.3%
5 John Hunter Democratic-Republican 992 41.7%
6 Samuel Earle Democratic-Republican unopposed

In most cases, only candidates who received more than 5 percent of the vote in a district are reported. Other candidates are reported as a group, but only if they in aggregate received more than 5 percent of the vote. In addition, percentages for each district may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The term Dissenting Republican includes various breakaway factions of the Democratic-Republican party.

New Nation Votes Data