1798 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1798 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election?

Benjamin Huger won the 1798 South Carolina U.S. House District 3 Election. Benjamin Huger received 743 popular votes (41.65%). The main challenger was Lemuel Benton (32.74%).

See the full head-to-head between Huger and Benton

Huger +8.9 pts · won by 159 votes

Benjamin HugerIndependentWINNER41.65%

743 votes

Lemuel BentonIndependent32.74%

584 votes

Tristram ThomasIndependent22.09%

429 votes

A BlytheIndependent1.57%

28 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 2.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.