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1818 South Carolina's 6th congressional district special election

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On November 3, 1817, John C. Calhoun (DR) of resigned upon being appointed Secretary of War. A special election was held for his replacement

Election results

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Eldred SimkinsDemocratic-Republican1,56340.8%
William ButlerDemocratic-Republican1,16530.4%
Joseph BlackDemocratic-Republican1,10228.8%

Simkins took office on February 9, 1818

References

References

  1. "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives.
  2. "South Carolina 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special". [[Tufts University]].
  3. "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives.
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