1812 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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1812 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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  1810 10 December 1812 1814  
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Nominee Joseph Alston John Geddes
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote8276
Percentage51.90%48.10%

Governor before election

Henry Middleton
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Joseph Alston
Democratic-Republican

The 1812 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 10 December 1812 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Joseph Alston was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina House of Representatives John Geddes. [1]

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General election

On election day, 10 December 1812, Democratic-Republican candidate Joseph Alston was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 6 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate John Geddes, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Alston was sworn in as the 44th Governor of South Carolina on 3 January 1813. [2]

Results

South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1812
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Joseph Alston 82 51.90%
Democratic-Republican John Geddes 7648.10%
Total votes158 100.00%
Democratic-Republican hold

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References

  1. "Joseph Alston". National Governors Association . Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  2. "SC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2024.