1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election

←  1800 December 8, 1802 1804  →

Nominee James Burchill Richardson Richard Winn Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 98 32 Percentage 70.00% 22.86%

Governor before election John Drayton Democratic-Republican Elected Governor James Burchill Richardson Democratic-Republican

The 1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1802, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Clarendon District James Burchill Richardson defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Richard Winn, as well as Federalist candidate, former Governor of South Carolina and 1796 presidential election Vice Presidential nominee Thomas Pinckney and Democratic-Republican candidate John Gaillard, after receiving a majority of votes in a General Assembly secret ballot vote. ^{[1] [2]}

General election

On December 8, 1802, Democratic-Republican candidate James Burchill Richardson defeated his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Richard Winn in a General Assembly election. Richardson was sworn in as the 41st Governor of South Carolina that same day. ^{[3] [4]}

Results

South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1802

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	James Burchill Richardson	98	70.00%
	Democratic-Republican	Richard Winn	32	22.86%
	Federalist	Thomas Pinckney	2	1.43%
	Democratic-Republican	John Gaillard	1	0.71%
		Scattering	7	5.00%
Total votes			140	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. Sobel 1978, p. 1391.
2. "James Burchill Richardson". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2023-11-13.
3. "South Carolina 1802 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
4. "SC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. April 12, 2018. Retrieved 2023-11-13.

Sources

• Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. IV. Meckler Books. ISBN   9780930466008 . Retrieved 2023-06-13.