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1822 South Carolina's 2nd congressional district special election

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On May 8, 1822, William Lowndes (DR) of resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
	James Hamilton, Jr.		Democratic-Republican	740	56.7%
Richard B. Screvan		389	29.8%
William Elliott		175	13.4%

Hamilton took his seat on January 6, 1823.

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