1794 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 13–14, 1794^[1] to fill a vacancy left by the death of Alexander Gillon (A) on October 6, 1794.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	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.^[3]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1794 and 1795

Notes and References

1. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998).
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263925 South Carolina District 5 Race from Ourcampaigns.com
3. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/3.pdf House official roster (footnote 21)