On November 3, 1817, John C. Calhoun (DR) of South Carolina's 6th district resigned upon being appointed Secretary of War. A special election was held for his replacement
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
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Eldred Simkins | Democratic-Republican | 1,563 | 40.8% |
William Butler | Democratic-Republican | 1,165 | 30.4% |
Joseph Black | Democratic-Republican | 1,102 | 28.8% |
Simkins took office on February 9, 1818
See also
References
- "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 46
- "South Carolina 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 47
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- Special elections to the 15th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
- 1818 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1818 South Carolina elections
- November 1818 events
- South Carolina special elections