1794 South Carolina's 5th congressional district special election

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]

References

^ United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998).
^ South Carolina District 5 Race from Ourcampaigns.com
^ House official roster (footnote 21) Archived December 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine