1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Lyde Wilson Benjamin Huger Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 83 72 Percentage 52.53% 45.57%

Governor before election Thomas Bennett Jr. Democratic-Republican Elected Governor John Lyde Wilson Democratic-Republican

The 1822 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 7, 1822, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent President of the South Carolina Senate John Lyde Wilson was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against Federalist candidate and former President of the South Carolina Senate Benjamin Huger. ^[1]

General election

On election day, December 7, 1822, Democratic-Republican candidate John Lyde Wilson was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 11 votes against his opponent Federalist candidate Benjamin Huger, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Wilson was sworn in as the 49th Governor of South Carolina on January 3, 1823. ^[2]

Results

South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1822

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	John Lyde Wilson	83	52.53%
	Federalist	Benjamin Huger	72	45.57%
		Scattering	3	1.90%
Total votes			158	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "John Lyde Wilson". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-05-22.
2. "SC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. April 12, 2018. Retrieved 2024-05-22.