The 1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on October 18, 1865, to elect the governor of South Carolina.[1] It was the first election in which the voters of South Carolina were able to directly choose the governor as a result of the ratification of the South Carolina Constitution of 1865. However, the constitution only permitted for white men to cast ballots, with blacks being forbidden from voting.
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General election
editThe general election was held on October 18, 1865, and James Lawrence Orr was elected as the first postbellum governor of South Carolina. He won a narrow victory over Wade Hampton, who campaigned for his supporters not to vote for him. Neither candidate was aligned with any political party for the election.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | James Lawrence Orr | 9,928 | 51.9 | |
Independent | Wade Hampton III | 9,186 | 48.1 | |
Total votes | 19,114 | 100.0 |
By county
editCounty | James Lawrence Orr Independent |
Wade Hampton III Independent |
Margin | Total votes | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Abbeville | 361 | 45.93 | 425 | 54.07 | −64 | −8.14 | 786 |
Anderson | 696 | 71.38 | 279 | 28.62 | 417 | 42.76 | 975 |
Barnwell | 71 | 13.37 | 460 | 86.63 | −389 | −73.26 | 531 |
Beaufort | 80 | 25.64 | 232 | 74.36 | −152 | −48.72 | 312 |
Charleston | 841 | 51.69 | 786 | 48.31 | 55 | 3.38 | 1,627 |
Chester | 684 | 88.60 | 88 | 11.40 | 596 | 77.20 | 772 |
Chesterfield | 152 | 66.38 | 77 | 33.62 | 75 | 32.76 | 229 |
Clarendon | 126 | 47.73 | 138 | 52.27 | −12 | −4.54 | 264 |
Colleton | 23 | 4.38 | 502 | 95.62 | −479 | −91.24 | 525 |
Darlington | 329 | 55.57 | 263 | 44.43 | 66 | 11.14 | 592 |
Edgefield | 528 | 42.96 | 701 | 57.04 | −173 | −14.08 | 1,229 |
Fairfield | 260 | 85.53 | 44 | 14.47 | 216 | 71.06 | 304 |
Georgetown | 83 | 73.45 | 30 | 26.55 | 53 | 46.90 | 113 |
Greenville | 314 | 34.02 | 609 | 65.98 | −295 | −31.96 | 923 |
Horry | 148 | 78.31 | 41 | 21.69 | 107 | 56.62 | 189 |
Kershaw | 179 | 96.24 | 7 | 3.76 | 172 | 92.48 | 186 |
Lancaster | 219 | 68.22 | 102 | 31.78 | 117 | 36.44 | 321 |
Laurens | 575 | 57.56 | 424 | 42.44 | 151 | 15.12 | 999 |
Lexington | 219 | 56.01 | 172 | 43.99 | 47 | 12.02 | 391 |
Marion | 260 | 39.16 | 404 | 60.84 | −144 | −21.68 | 664 |
Marlboro | 460 | 83.64 | 90 | 16.36 | 370 | 67.28 | 550 |
Newberry | 355 | 49.65 | 360 | 50.35 | −5 | −0.70 | 715 |
Orangeburg | 137 | 16.16 | 711 | 83.84 | −574 | −67.68 | 848 |
Pickens | 261 | 22.72 | 888 | 77.28 | −627 | −54.56 | 1,149 |
Richland | 334 | 92.27 | 28 | 7.73 | 306 | 84.54 | 362 |
Spartanburg | 782 | 83.46 | 155 | 16.54 | 627 | 66.92 | 937 |
Sumter | 258 | 36.19 | 455 | 63.81 | −197 | −27.62 | 713 |
Union | 215 | 37.72 | 355 | 62.28 | −140 | −24.56 | 570 |
Williamsburg | 51 | 16.40 | 260 | 83.60 | −209 | −67.20 | 311 |
York | 927 | 90.26 | 100 | 9.74 | 827 | 80.52 | 1,027 |
Totals | 9,928 | 51.94 | 9,186 | 48.06 | 742 | 3.88 | 19,114 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "South Carolina Governor - James Lawrence Orr - 1865-1840". www.sciway.net. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - SC Governor Race - Oct 18, 1865". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
Sources
edit- Reynolds, John S. (1969). Reconstruction in South Carolina. Negro University Press. ISBN 0-8371-1638-4.
- "The Official Returns of the Governors Elections". The Charleston Daily Courier. November 30, 1865. p. 2.
External links
editPreceded by none |
South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1868 |