1818 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

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South Carolina elected its members October 12–13, 1818.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 Henry Middleton Democratic-Republican 1814 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Charles Pinckney (Democratic-Republican) 49.0%
Daniel Elliott Huger (Democratic-Republican) 34.1%
William Crafts Jr. (Federalist) 16.9%
South Carolina 2 William Lowndes Democratic-Republican 1810 Incumbent re-elected. William Lowndes (Democratic-Republican) 100%
South Carolina 3 James Ervin Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent re-elected. James Ervin (Democratic-Republican) 100%
South Carolina 4 Joseph Bellinger Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
James Overstreet (Democratic-Republican) 41.0%
John J. Chappell (Democratic-Republican) 35.2%
John M. Felder (Federalist) 23.8%
South Carolina 5 Starling Tucker Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent re-elected. Starling Tucker (Democratic-Republican) 50.8%
William Brown (Democratic-Republican) 28.5%
Philip E. Pearson (Democratic-Republican) 20.7%
South Carolina 6 Eldred Simkins Democratic-Republican 1818 (Special) Incumbent re-elected. Eldred Simkins (Democratic-Republican) 54.1%
Joseph Black (Democratic-Republican) 25.9%
William Butler (Democratic-Republican) 19.9%
South Carolina 7 Elias Earle Democratic-Republican 1804
1814 (Lost)
1816
Incumbent re-elected. Elias Earle (Democratic-Republican) 53.7%
John H. Harrison (Democratic-Republican) 46.3%
South Carolina 8 Wilson Nesbitt Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John McCreary (Democratic-Republican) 100%
South Carolina 9 Stephen D. Miller Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Joseph Brevard (Democratic-Republican) 91.9%[a]
James C. Postell (Federalist) 8.1%

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  1. ^ Based on incomplete data.
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