# South Carolina's 8th congressional district

South Carolina's 8th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in South Carolina. It was created in 1803 as a result of the 1800 census and eliminated in 1843 as a result of the 1840 census. The district was last represented by Thomas De Lage Sumter.

## List of members representing the district

| Member (Residence) | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
| District established March 4, 1803 ||||||
| John B. Earle (Anderson County) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | 8th | Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804 but declined the seat. | 1803–1813 "Pendleton district" |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 4, 1805 – December 2, 1805 | 9th | | 1803–1813 "Pendleton district" |
| Elias Earle (Greenville) | Democratic-Republican | December 2, 1805 – March 3, 1807 | 9th | Elected September 26–27, 1805 to finish his nephew's term and seated December 2, 1805. Lost re-election. | 1803–1813 "Pendleton district" |
| Lemuel J. Alston (Greenville) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811 | 10th 11th | Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired. | 1803–1813 "Pendleton district" |
| Elias Earle (Centerville) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | 12th | Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 7th district. | 1803–1813 "Pendleton district" |
| Samuel Farrow (Spartanburg) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | 13th | Elected in 1812. Retired. | 1813–1823 "Chester district" |
| Thomas Moore (Prices Store) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | 14th | Elected in 1814. Retired. | 1813–1823 "Chester district" |
| Wilson Nesbitt (Spartanburg) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | 15th | Elected in 1816. Retired. | 1813–1823 "Chester district" |
| John McCreary (Chester) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | 16th | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. | 1813–1823 "Chester district" |
| Joseph Gist (Pinckneyville) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | 17th | Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the 7th district. | 1813–1823 "Chester district" |
| John Carter (Camden) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th 20th | Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. | 1823–1833 "Kershaw district" |
| John Carter (Camden) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | 18th 19th 20th | Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Retired. | 1823–1833 "Kershaw district" |
| James Blair (Lynchwood) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – April 1, 1834 | 21st 22nd 23rd | Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Died. | 1823–1833 "Kershaw district" |
| James Blair (Lynchwood) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – April 1, 1834 | 21st 22nd 23rd | Elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Died. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | April 1, 1834 – December 8, 1834 | 23rd | | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Richard I. Manning (Columbia) | Jacksonian | December 8, 1834 – May 1, 1836 | 23rd 24th | Elected June 3, 1834 to finish Blair's term and seated December 8, 1834. Also elected to the next full term. Died. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Vacant | Vacant | May 1, 1836 – December 19, 1836 | 24th | | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| John P. Richardson (Spartanburg) | Jacksonian | December 19, 1836 – March 3, 1837 | 24th 25th | Elected October 11, 1836 to finish Manning's term and seated December 19, 1836. Also elected to the next full term. Retired. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| John P. Richardson (Spartanburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 24th 25th | Elected October 11, 1836 to finish Manning's term and seated December 19, 1836. Also elected to the next full term. Retired. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| Thomas D. Sumter (Stateburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election. | 1833–1843 [data missing] |
| District dissolved March 3, 1843 ||||||