1812 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
South Carolina gained one representative as a result of the 1810 Census, increasing from 8 seats to 9. Its elections were held October 12–13, 1812.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" |
Langdon Cheves | Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Langdon Cheves (Democratic-Republican) 65.3% John Rutledge Jr. (Federalist) 34.7% |
| South Carolina 2 "Beaufort district" |
William Lowndes Redistricted from the 4th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Lowndes (Democratic-Republican) 84.5%[lower-alpha 1] Stephen Elliot (Federalist) 15.5%[1] |
| South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Theodore Gourdin (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 2] James Ervin (Democratic-Republican) Benjamin Huger (Federalist) | ||
| South Carolina 4 "Orangeburgh district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John J. Chappell (Democratic-Republican) 63.1% Edmund Bacon (Democratic-Republican) 29.5% John Bynum (Democratic-Republican) 7.4% | ||
| South Carolina 5 "Newberry district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ David R. Evans (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed | ||
| South Carolina 6 "Abbeville district" |
John C. Calhoun | Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John C. Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| South Carolina 7 "Pendleton district" |
Elias Earle Redistricted from the 8th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1805 (Special) 1806 (Lost) 1810 |
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Elias Earle (Democratic-Republican) William Hunter (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 3] |
| South Carolina 8 "Chester district" |
Thomas Moore Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Samuel Farrow (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 3] James Duff (Federalist) |
| South Carolina 9 "Sumter district" |
None (District created) | New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John Kershaw (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 3] William Mayrant (Democratic-Republican) Charles Richardson (Democratic-Republican) | ||
| Elections in South Carolina |
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Notes
- Percent based on partial returns.
- Vote totals unavailable, source states that Gourdin won by 174 votes.
- Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source(s).
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