1788 and 1789 United States House of Representatives elections
District Result Candidates
South Carolina 1 Also known as the Charleston Division Pro-Administration win Y William L. Smith ( Pro-Administration ) 53.1% Alexander Gillon ( Anti-Administration ) 31.4% David Ramsay ( Pro-Administration ) 15.5%
South Carolina 2 Also known as the Beaufort Division Anti-Administration win Y Aedanus Burke ( Anti-Administration ) 99.3%
South Carolina 3 Also known as the Georgetown Division Pro-Administration win Y Daniel Huger ( Pro-Administration ) 75.0% John Page 25.0%
South Carolina 4 Also known as the Camden Division Anti-Administration win Y Thomas Sumter ( Anti-Administration ) 100.0%
South Carolina 5 Also known as the Ninety-Six Division Anti-Administration win Y Thomas Tudor Tucker ( Anti-Administration ) 100%
South Carolina
Main article : 1788 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina See also : List of United States Representatives from South Carolina
Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 1st Congress were held in 1788 and 1789, coinciding with the election of George Washington as first President of the United States. The dates and methods of election were set by the states. Actual political parties did not yet exist, but new members of Congress were informally categorized as either pro-Administration (i.e., pro-Washington and pro-Hamilton) or anti-Administration. The first session of the first House of Representatives came to order in Federal Hall, New York City on March 4, 1789, with only thirteen members present. The requisite quorum (thirty members out of fifty-nine) was not present until April 1, 1789. The first order of business was the election of a Speaker of the House. On the first ballot, Frederick Muhlenberg was elected Speaker by a majority of votes. The business of the first session was largely devoted to legislative procedure rather than policy.