1803 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina explained

South Carolina increased its apportionment from 6 seats to 8 after the 1800 census.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates

Thomas LowndesFederalist1800Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Thomas Lowndes (Federalist) 52.3%
Robert Marion (Democratic-Republican) 47.7%

John Rutledge Jr.Federalist1796Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
William Butler Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 93.3%
John Rutledge Jr. (Federalist) 6.7%
William Butler Sr.
Democratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.

Benjamin HugerFederalist1798Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Benjamin Huger (Federalist) 50.9%
Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican) 49.1%

None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
nowrap Wade Hampton (Democratic-Republican) 50.9%
John Taylor (Federalist) 49.1%

Richard Winn
Democratic-Republican1802 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Richard Winn (Democratic-Republican) 52.1%
John Kershaw (Federalist) 47.9%

None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
nowrap Levi Casey (Democratic-Republican) 43.5%
John Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) 29.8%
Robert Creswell (Federalist) 14.1%
James Saxon (Federalist) 10.3%
Benjamin Herndon (Federalist) 2.4%

Thomas Moore
Democratic-Republican1800Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Thomas Moore (Democratic-Republican) 60.5%
William Hill (Federalist) 25.8%
William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 13.8%

None (District created)New seat.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
nowrap John B. Earle (Democratic-Republican) 71.8%
Eliab Moore (Federalist) 28.2%

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