District
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Incumbent
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Party
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First elected
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Result
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Candidates
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South Carolina 1 "Charleston District"
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Thomas Pinckney
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Federalist
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1797 (special)
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Incumbent retired. Federalist hold.
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√ Thomas Lowndes (Federalist) 87.0%[Note 1] Robert Simons (Democratic-Republican) 13.0%
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South Carolina 2 "Beaufort District"
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John Rutledge, Jr.
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Federalist
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1796
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Incumbent re-elected.
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√ John Rutledge, Jr. (Federalist) 60.3% Charles J. Colcock (Democratic-Republican) 39.7%
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South Carolina 3 "Georgetown District"
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Benjamin Huger
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Federalist
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1798
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Incumbent re-elected.
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√ Benjamin Huger (Federalist) 54.5% Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican) 45.1% Tristam Thomas 0.4%
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South Carolina 4 "Camden District"
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Thomas Sumter
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Democratic-Republican
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1796
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Incumbent re-elected.
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√ Thomas Sumter (Democratic-Republican) 63.3% Richard Winn (Federalist) 32.6% William Bracey (Federalist) 4.1%
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South Carolina 5 "Ninety-Six District"
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Robert Goodloe Harper
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Federalist
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1794
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Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican gain.
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√ William Butler Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 63.9% John Nicholls (Federalist) 31.0% Charles Goodwyn (Federalist) 5.1%
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South Carolina 6 "Washington District"
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Abraham Nott
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Federalist
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1798
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Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican gain.
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√ Thomas Moore (Democratic-Republican) 50.7% William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 49.3%
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