1822 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 On May 8, 1822, William Lowndes (DR) of SC 2 South Carolina's 2nd district resigned.SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121213144812/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf 2012-12-13 artandhistory.house.gov Footnote 60: Resigned May 8, 1822 A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy. Election results Candidate Party VotesSouth Carolina 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/k0698809z 2024-09-11 elections.lib.tufts.edu Percent James Hamilton, Jr. Democratic-Republican 740 56.7% Richard B. Screvan 389 29.8% William Elliott 175 13.4% Hamilton took his seat on January 6, 1823.SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121213144812/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf 2012-12-13 artandhistory.house.gov Footnote 61: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William Lowndes, and took his seat January 6, 1823 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References South Carolina 1822 02 South Carolina 1822 02 1822 02 South Carolina 02 United States House of Representatives 02 United States House of Representatives 1822 02