1810 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1810 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee Henry Middleton Joseph Alston Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 102 53 Percentage 65.81% 34.19%

Governor before election John Drayton Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Henry Middleton Democratic-Republican

The 1810 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1810, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate Henry Middleton was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Joseph Alston. ^[1]

General election

On election day, December 8, 1810, Democratic-Republican candidate Henry Middleton was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 49 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph Alston, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Middleton was sworn in as the 43rd Governor of South Carolina on January 3, 1811. ^[2]

Results

South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1810

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Henry Middleton	102	65.81%
	Democratic-Republican	Joseph Alston	53	34.19%
Total votes			155	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Henry Middleton". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-21.
2. "SC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. April 12, 2018. Retrieved 2024-05-21.