1796 United States presidential election in South Carolina

Election in South Carolina
1796 United States presidential election in South Carolina

← 1792 November 4 - December 7, 1796 1800 →
 
Nominee Thomas Jefferson Thomas Pinckney
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Home state Virginia South Carolina
Electoral vote 8 8
Percentage 100.00%

President before election

George Washington
Independent

Elected President

John Adams
Federalist

Elections in South Carolina
U.S. President
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Mayoral elections
Mayoral elections
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2023
Mayoral elections
  • 2007
  • 2011
  • 2015
  • 2019
  • 2023
  • v
  • t
  • e

The 1796 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place between November 4 and December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

During this election, South Carolina cast 8 electoral votes for former Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "1796". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  2. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2023-09-10.


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This South Carolina elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e