A special election was held in January 19–20, 1795 to fill a vacancy left by Representative-elect John Barnwell (F) declining to serve the term for which he had been elected.
Election results Candidate Party VotesA New Nation Votes Percent Wade Hampton Democratic-Republican 198 29.3% William Thompson Party affiliation not given in source 176 26.0% John Rutledge, Jr. Federalist 160 23.7% William Elliot 140 20.7% Andrew Hartley 2 0.3%
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