1794 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in SC 5 on October 13–14, 1794United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998). to fill a vacancy left by the death of Alexander Gillon (A) on October 6, 1794. Election results Candidate Party VotesSouth Carolina District 5 Race from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Robert Goodloe Harper Pro-Administration 227 91.9% William Elliott Unknown 18 7.3% James Simmon Unknown 2 0.8% Harper took his seat on February 9, 1795.House official roster (footnote 21) https://web.archive.org/web/20141206141036/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/3.pdf December 6, 2014 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives elections, 1794 and 1795 References South Carolina 1794 05 South Carolina 1794 05 1794 05 South Carolina 05 United States House of Representatives 05 United States House of Representatives 1794 05