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1795 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district special election

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A special election was held in South Carolina's 2nd congressional district January 19–20, 1795 to fill a vacancy left by Representative-elect John Barnwell (F) declining to serve the term for which he'd been elected.

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Wade Hampton Democratic-Republican 198 29.3%
William Thompson [2] 176 26.0%
John Rutledge, Jr. Federalist 160 23.7%
William Elliot [2] 140 20.7%
Andrew Hartley [2] 2 0.3%

References

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  1. ^ A New Nation Votes Archived 2013-01-06 at archive.today
  2. ^ a b c Party affiliation not given in source