South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1865
- South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1865
The 1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on October 18, 1865 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. It was the first gubernatorial 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 males to cast ballots and blacks were forbidden from voting.
General Election
The 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. Both candidates were not aligned with any political party for the election.
County results
frame|300px|none|1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county.
ee also
*Governor of South Carolina
*List of Governors of South Carolina
*South Carolina gubernatorial elections
References
*cite book | first = John S. | last = Reynolds | title = Reconstruction in South Carolina | year = 1969 | publisher = Negro University Press | id = ISBN 0-8371-1638-4
*cite news |title= The Official Returns of the Governors Elections |work= The Charleston Daily Courier |date= 30 November 1865 |page= 2
External links
* [http://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/orr.html SCIway Biography of Governor James Lawrence Orr]
* [http://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/hampton.html SCIway Biography of Governor Wade Hampton III]
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