| Elections in South Carolina |
|---|
 |
South Carolina increased its apportionment from 6 seats to 8 after the 1800 census.
| District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" |
Thomas Lowndes | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Lowndes (Federalist) 52.3% Robert Marion (Democratic-Republican) 47.7% |
| South Carolina 2 "Beaufort and Edgefield district" |
John Rutledge Jr. | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ William Butler Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 93.3% John Rutledge Jr. (Federalist) 6.7% |
| William Butler Sr. Redistricted from the 5th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" |
Benjamin Huger | Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Benjamin Huger (Federalist) 50.9% Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican) 49.1% |
| South Carolina 4 "Orangeburgh district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Wade Hampton (Democratic-Republican) 50.9% John Taylor (Federalist) 49.1% | ||
| South Carolina 5 "Sumter district" |
Richard Winn Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Winn (Democratic-Republican) 52.1% John Kershaw (Federalist) 47.9% |
| South Carolina 6 "Abbeville district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Levi Casey (Democratic-Republican) 43.5% John Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) 29.8% Robert Creswell (Federalist) 14.1% James Saxon (Federalist) 10.3% Benjamin Herndon (Federalist) 2.4% | ||
| South Carolina 7 "Chester district" |
Thomas Moore Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Moore (Democratic-Republican) 60.5% William Hill (Federalist) 25.8% William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 13.8% |
| South Carolina 8 "Pendleton district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John B. Earle (Democratic-Republican) 71.8% Eliab Moore (Federalist) 28.2% | ||
See also
- South Carolina's 4th congressional district special election, 1802
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1802 and 1803
- List of United States representatives from South Carolina