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South Carolina's 8th congressional district

22 members have held this seat since Oct 17, 1803. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
22
10 R · 8 J · 3 D · 1 J
Longest tenure
21 months
Lemuel James Alston
Current
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nobody
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020John Baylis Earle · 1803-10-17 – 1805-03-04 · RepublicanElias Earle · 1805-12-02 – 1807-03-04 · RepublicanLemuel James Alston · 1807-10-26 – 1809-03-04 · RepublicanLemuel James Alston · 1809-05-22 – 1811-03-04 · RepublicanElias Earle · 1811-11-04 – 1813-03-04 · RepublicanSamuel Farrow · 1813-05-24 – 1815-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Moore · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04 · RepublicanWilson Nesbitt · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04 · RepublicanJohn McCreary · 1819-12-06 – 1821-03-04 · RepublicanJoseph Gist · 1821-12-03 – 1823-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Carter · 1823-12-01 – 1825-03-04 · JacksonianJohn Carter · 1825-12-05 – 1827-03-04 · JacksonJohn Carter · 1827-12-03 – 1829-03-04 · JacksonJames Blair · 1829-12-07 – 1831-03-04 · JacksonJames Blair · 1831-12-05 – 1833-03-04 · JacksonJames Blair · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · JacksonRichard Irvine Manning · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · JacksonJohn Peter Richardson · 1837-09-04 – 1839-03-04 · DemocratThomas De Lage Sumter · 1839-12-02 – 1841-03-04 · DemocratThomas De Lage Sumter · 1841-05-31 – 1843-03-04 · DemocratRichard Irvine Manning · 1833-12-02 – 1835-03-04 · JacksonJohn Peter Richardson · 1835-12-07 – 1837-03-04 · Jackson
Thomas De Lage Sumter D
May 31, 1841 – Mar 4, 1843 · 21 months
Thomas De Lage Sumter D
Dec 2, 1839 – Mar 4, 1841 · 15 months
John Peter Richardson D
Sep 4, 1837 – Mar 4, 1839 · 18 months
Richard Irvine Manning J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
John Peter Richardson J
Dec 7, 1835 – Mar 4, 1837 · 15 months
James Blair J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
Richard Irvine Manning J
Dec 2, 1833 – Mar 4, 1835 · 15 months
James Blair J
Dec 5, 1831 – Mar 4, 1833 · 15 months
James Blair J
Dec 7, 1829 – Mar 4, 1831 · 15 months
John Carter J
Dec 3, 1827 – Mar 4, 1829 · 15 months
John Carter J
Dec 5, 1825 – Mar 4, 1827 · 15 months
John Carter J
Dec 1, 1823 – Mar 4, 1825 · 15 months
Joseph Gist R
Dec 3, 1821 – Mar 4, 1823 · 15 months
John McCreary R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Wilson Nesbitt R
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Thomas Moore R
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Samuel Farrow R
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Elias Earle R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
Lemuel James Alston R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
Lemuel James Alston R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
Elias Earle R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
John Baylis Earle R
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.