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Parents > United States > South Carolina > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline October 01, 1865 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open October 18, 1865 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close October 18, 1865 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1866 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1869 - 12:00pm
ContributorJoshua L.
Last ModifiedCaprice April 12, 2018 10:28am
Data SourcesDubin's Gubernatorial
Description This was the first gubernatorial contest decided by popular vote in the state. In addition, this was the first gubernatorial contest in the "new" state of South Carolina during reconstruction.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyUnionist Democrat Won06/30/1865
NameBenjamin Franklin Perry Votes1 (100.00%)
Term06/30/1865 - 01/03/1866 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won06/03/1868
NameRobert Kingston Scott Votes69,693 (75.12%)
Term01/03/1869 - 01/03/1871 Margin46,606 (+50.23%)
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Name Sen. James Lawrence Orr Wade Hampton  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 9,928 (51.94%) 9,186 (48.06%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -742 (-3.88%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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