A special election was held in South Carolina's 5th congressional district 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
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