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1802 South Carolina's 4th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in South Carolina's 4th congressional district on April 12–13, 1802 to fill a vacancy resulting from the resignation of Thomas Sumter (DR) on December 15, 1801, upon being elected to the Senate.[1]

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Richard Winn Democratic-Republican[3] 312 98.7%
John Kershaw None 4 1.3%

Winn took his seat January 24, 1803[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Official membership roster for the 7th Congress (footnote 42) Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ South Carolina district 4 special election, 1802 from Ourcampaigns.com
  3. ^ Had run as a Federalist in the preceding election
  4. ^ Official membership roster for the 7th Congress (footnote 43) Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
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