1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election
Country:South Carolina
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Election Date:October 18, 1865
Previous Election:1864 South Carolina gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1864 (Confederate)
Next Election:1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election
Next Year:1868
Image1:File:James Lawrence Orr - Brady-Handy (3x4).jpg
Nominee1:James Lawrence Orr
Party1:Independent (United States)
Color1:BDBDBD
Popular Vote1:9,928
Percentage1:51.9%
Map Size:200px
Governor
After Election:James Lawrence Orr
Nominee2:Wade Hampton III
Party2:Independent (United States)
Color2:BDBDBD
Popular Vote2:9,186
Percentage2:48.1%

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.

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. Neither candidate was aligned with any political party for the election.

Results

! style="background-color:#BDBDBD; width: 5px" || style="width: 130px" | Independent| align="left" | James Lawrence Orr| align="right" | 9,928| align="right" | 51.9|-! style="background-color:#5fd35f; width: 5px" || style="width: 130px" | Independent| align="left" | Wade Hampton III| align="right" | 9,186| align="right" | 48.1|-

By county

CountyJames Lawrence Orr
Independent
Wade Hampton III
Independent
MarginTotal votes
data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" %data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" %data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" %
Abbeville! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 361! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 45.93! style="background-color:#5fd35f 425! style="background-color:#5fd35f 54.07! style="background-color:#5fd35f −64! style="background-color:#5fd35f −8.14! style="background-color:#5fd35f 786
Anderson! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 696! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 71.38! style="background-color:#5fd35f 279! style="background-color:#5fd35f 28.62! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 417! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 42.76! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 975
Barnwell! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 71! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 13.37! style="background-color:#5fd35f 460! style="background-color:#5fd35f 86.63! style="background-color:#5fd35f −389! style="background-color:#5fd35f −73.26! style="background-color:#5fd35f 531
Beaufort! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 80! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 25.64! style="background-color:#5fd35f 232! style="background-color:#5fd35f 74.36! style="background-color:#5fd35f −152! style="background-color:#5fd35f −48.72! style="background-color:#5fd35f 312
Charleston! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 841! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 51.69! style="background-color:#5fd35f 786! style="background-color:#5fd35f 48.31! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 55! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 3.38! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 1,627
Chester! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 684! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 88.60! style="background-color:#5fd35f 88! style="background-color:#5fd35f 11.40! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 596! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 77.20! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 772
Chesterfield! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 152! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 66.38! style="background-color:#5fd35f 77! style="background-color:#5fd35f 33.62! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 75! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 32.76! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 229
Clarendon! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 126! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 47.73! style="background-color:#5fd35f 138! style="background-color:#5fd35f 52.27! style="background-color:#5fd35f −12! style="background-color:#5fd35f −4.54! style="background-color:#5fd35f 264
Colleton! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 23! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 4.38! style="background-color:#5fd35f 502! style="background-color:#5fd35f 95.62! style="background-color:#5fd35f −479! style="background-color:#5fd35f −91.24! style="background-color:#5fd35f 525
Darlington! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 329! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 55.57! style="background-color:#5fd35f 263! style="background-color:#5fd35f 44.43! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 66! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 11.14! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 592
Edgefield! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 528! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 42.96! style="background-color:#5fd35f 701! style="background-color:#5fd35f 57.04! style="background-color:#5fd35f −173! style="background-color:#5fd35f −14.08! style="background-color:#5fd35f 1,229
Fairfield! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 260! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 85.53! style="background-color:#5fd35f 44! style="background-color:#5fd35f 14.47! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 216! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 71.06! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 304
Georgetown! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 83! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 73.45! style="background-color:#5fd35f 30! style="background-color:#5fd35f 26.55! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 53! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 46.90! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 113
Greenville! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 314! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 34.02! style="background-color:#5fd35f 609! style="background-color:#5fd35f 65.98! style="background-color:#5fd35f −295! style="background-color:#5fd35f −31.96! style="background-color:#5fd35f 923
Horry! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 148! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 78.31! style="background-color:#5fd35f 41! style="background-color:#5fd35f 21.69! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 107! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 56.62! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 189
Kershaw! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 179! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 96.24! style="background-color:#5fd35f 7! style="background-color:#5fd35f 3.76! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 172! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 92.48! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 186
Lancaster! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 219! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 68.22! style="background-color:#5fd35f 102! style="background-color:#5fd35f 31.78! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 117! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 36.44! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 321
Laurens! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 575! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 57.56! style="background-color:#5fd35f 424! style="background-color:#5fd35f 42.44! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 151! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 15.12! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 999
Lexington! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 219! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 56.01! style="background-color:#5fd35f 172! style="background-color:#5fd35f 43.99! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 47! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 12.02! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 391
Marion! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 260! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 39.16! style="background-color:#5fd35f 404! style="background-color:#5fd35f 60.84! style="background-color:#5fd35f −144! style="background-color:#5fd35f −21.68! style="background-color:#5fd35f 664
Marlboro! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 460! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 83.64! style="background-color:#5fd35f 90! style="background-color:#5fd35f 16.36! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 370! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 67.28! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 550
Newberry! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 355! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 49.65! style="background-color:#5fd35f 360! style="background-color:#5fd35f 50.35! style="background-color:#5fd35f −5! style="background-color:#5fd35f −0.70! style="background-color:#5fd35f 715
Orangeburg! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 137! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 16.16! style="background-color:#5fd35f 711! style="background-color:#5fd35f 83.84! style="background-color:#5fd35f −574! style="background-color:#5fd35f −67.68! style="background-color:#5fd35f 848
Pickens! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 261! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 22.72! style="background-color:#5fd35f 888! style="background-color:#5fd35f 77.28! style="background-color:#5fd35f −627! style="background-color:#5fd35f −54.56! style="background-color:#5fd35f 1,149
Richland! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 334! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 92.27! style="background-color:#5fd35f 28! style="background-color:#5fd35f 7.73! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 306! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 84.54! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 362
Spartanburg! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 782! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 83.46! style="background-color:#5fd35f 155! style="background-color:#5fd35f 16.54! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 627! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 66.92! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 937
Sumter! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 258! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 36.19! style="background-color:#5fd35f 455! style="background-color:#5fd35f 63.81! style="background-color:#5fd35f −197! style="background-color:#5fd35f −27.62! style="background-color:#5fd35f 713
Union! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 215! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 37.72! style="background-color:#5fd35f 355! style="background-color:#5fd35f 62.28! style="background-color:#5fd35f −140! style="background-color:#5fd35f −24.56! style="background-color:#5fd35f 570
Williamsburg! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 51! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 16.40! style="background-color:#5fd35f 260! style="background-color:#5fd35f 83.60! style="background-color:#5fd35f −209! style="background-color:#5fd35f −67.20! style="background-color:#5fd35f 311
York! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 927! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 90.26! style="background-color:#5fd35f 100! style="background-color:#5fd35f 9.74! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 827! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 80.52! style="background-color:#BDBDBD 1,027
data-sort-value="ZZZ" Totals9,92851.949,18648.067423.8819,114

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Carolina Governor - James Lawrence Orr - 1865-1840 . April 20, 2023 . www.sciway.net.