| 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.
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.
! 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|-
| County | James Lawrence Orr Independent | Wade Hampton III Independent | Margin | Total 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" | Totals | 9,928 | 51.94 | 9,186 | 48.06 | 742 | 3.88 | 19,114 | ||||||