1822 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district special election
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On May 8, 1822, William Lowndes (DR) of South Carolina's 2nd district resigned.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
James Hamilton, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 740 | 56.7% |
Richard B. Screvan | 389 | 29.8% | |
William Elliott | 175 | 13.4% |
Hamilton took his seat on January 6, 1823[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 61
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