| Elections in South Carolina |
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South Carolina elected its members October 14–15, 1816.
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| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" |
Henry Middleton | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry Middleton (Democratic-Republican) 56.4% William Crafts Jr. (Federalist) 43.6% |
| South Carolina 2 "Beaufort district" |
William Lowndes | Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Lowndes (Democratic-Republican) 92.5% Others 7.5% |
| South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" |
Benjamin Huger | Federalist | 1798 1804 (Retired) 1814 |
Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain |
√ James Ervin (Democratic-Republican) 54.8% Benjamin Huger (Federalist) 45.2% |
| South Carolina 4 "Orangeburgh district" |
John J. Chappell | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Joseph Bellinger (Democratic-Republican) 47.2% John J. Chappell (Democratic-Republican) 31.6% John C. Allen (Democratic-Republican) 21.2% |
| South Carolina 5 "Newberry district" |
William Woodward | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Starling Tucker (Democratic-Republican)[a] William Woodward (Democratic-Republican) |
| South Carolina 6 "Abbeville district" |
John C. Calhoun | Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John C. Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) 43.2% Edmund Bacon (Federalist) 31.5% William Butler (Democratic-Republican) 25.3% |
| South Carolina 7 "Pendleton district" |
John Taylor | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Elias Earle (Democratic-Republican) 50.7% Andrew Pickens (Democratic-Republican) 26.7% John Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 22.6% |
| South Carolina 8 "Chester district" |
Thomas Moore | Democratic-Republican | 1800 1812 (Retired) 1814 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Wilson Nesbitt (Democratic-Republican) 41.4% James MacKibben (Democratic-Republican) 32.3% William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 20.3% William Rice (Democratic-Republican) 5.9% |
| South Carolina 9 "Sumter district" |
William Mayrant | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Incumbent then resigned October 21, 1816, leading to a special election, won by the winner of the general election. |
√ Stephen D. Miller (Democratic-Republican) 73.6% William Mayrant (Democratic-Republican) 26.4% |
See also
- 1816 South Carolina's 9th congressional district special election
- 1816 and 1817 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of United States representatives from South Carolina
Notes
- ^ Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source(s).