6th Congress: South Carolina 1798
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South Carolina elected five Federalists and one Democratic-Republican to the Sixth Congress.
The map for this election is incomplete due to the lack of returns at the parish or district level.
South Carolina used the district system for electing members to Congress.
| District | Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Pinckney | Federalist | unopposed | ✓ | |
| 2 | John Rutledge, Jr. | Federalist | ✓ | ||
| 3 | Benjamin Huger | Federalist | 743 | 41.9% | ✓ |
| 3 | Lemuel Benton | Democratic-Republican | 574 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | Tristram Thomas | Federalist | 394 | 22.2% | |
| 4 | Thomas Sumter | Democratic-Republican | 1,228 | 64.6% | ✓ |
| 4 | Richard Winn | Federalist | 672 | 35.4% | |
| 5 | Robert G. Harper | Federalist | 1,963 | 65.3% | ✓ |
| 5 | William Butler | Democratic-Republican | 1,041 | 34.7% | |
| 6 | Abraham Nott | Federalist | 1,415 | 43.8% | ✓ |
| 6 | William Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1,393 | 43.2% | |
| 6 | William Hill | Federalist | 419 | 13% |
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.
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