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The1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on October 18, 1865, to elect thegovernor ofSouth 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 theSouth Carolina Constitution of 1865. However, the constitution only permitted forwhite men to castballots, withblacks being forbidden from voting.
The general election was held on October 18, 1865, andJames Lawrence Orr was elected as the firstpostbellumgovernor of South Carolina. He won a narrow victory overWade Hampton, who campaigned for his supporters not to vote for him. Neither candidate was aligned with anypolitical party for the election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Lawrence Orr | 9,928 | 51.9 | |
| Independent | Wade Hampton III | 9,186 | 48.1 | |
| Total votes | 19,114 | 100.0 | ||
| County | James Lawrence Orr Independent | Wade Hampton III Independent | Margin | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Abbeville | 361 | 45.93 | 425 | 54.07 | −64 | −8.14 | 786 |
| Anderson | 696 | 71.38 | 279 | 28.62 | 417 | 42.76 | 975 |
| Barnwell | 71 | 13.37 | 460 | 86.63 | −389 | −73.26 | 531 |
| Beaufort | 80 | 25.64 | 232 | 74.36 | −152 | −48.72 | 312 |
| Charleston | 841 | 51.69 | 786 | 48.31 | 55 | 3.38 | 1,627 |
| Chester | 684 | 88.60 | 88 | 11.40 | 596 | 77.20 | 772 |
| Chesterfield | 152 | 66.38 | 77 | 33.62 | 75 | 32.76 | 229 |
| Clarendon | 126 | 47.73 | 138 | 52.27 | −12 | −4.54 | 264 |
| Colleton | 23 | 4.38 | 502 | 95.62 | −479 | −91.24 | 525 |
| Darlington | 329 | 55.57 | 263 | 44.43 | 66 | 11.14 | 592 |
| Edgefield | 528 | 42.96 | 701 | 57.04 | −173 | −14.08 | 1,229 |
| Fairfield | 260 | 85.53 | 44 | 14.47 | 216 | 71.06 | 304 |
| Georgetown | 83 | 73.45 | 30 | 26.55 | 53 | 46.90 | 113 |
| Greenville | 314 | 34.02 | 609 | 65.98 | −295 | −31.96 | 923 |
| Horry | 148 | 78.31 | 41 | 21.69 | 107 | 56.62 | 189 |
| Kershaw | 179 | 96.24 | 7 | 3.76 | 172 | 92.48 | 186 |
| Lancaster | 219 | 68.22 | 102 | 31.78 | 117 | 36.44 | 321 |
| Laurens | 575 | 57.56 | 424 | 42.44 | 151 | 15.12 | 999 |
| Lexington | 219 | 56.01 | 172 | 43.99 | 47 | 12.02 | 391 |
| Marion | 260 | 39.16 | 404 | 60.84 | −144 | −21.68 | 664 |
| Marlboro | 460 | 83.64 | 90 | 16.36 | 370 | 67.28 | 550 |
| Newberry | 355 | 49.65 | 360 | 50.35 | −5 | −0.70 | 715 |
| Orangeburg | 137 | 16.16 | 711 | 83.84 | −574 | −67.68 | 848 |
| Pickens | 261 | 22.72 | 888 | 77.28 | −627 | −54.56 | 1,149 |
| Richland | 334 | 92.27 | 28 | 7.73 | 306 | 84.54 | 362 |
| Spartanburg | 782 | 83.46 | 155 | 16.54 | 627 | 66.92 | 937 |
| Sumter | 258 | 36.19 | 455 | 63.81 | −197 | −27.62 | 713 |
| Union | 215 | 37.72 | 355 | 62.28 | −140 | −24.56 | 570 |
| Williamsburg | 51 | 16.40 | 260 | 83.60 | −209 | −67.20 | 311 |
| York | 927 | 90.26 | 100 | 9.74 | 827 | 80.52 | 1,027 |
| Totals | 9,928 | 51.94 | 9,186 | 48.06 | 742 | 3.88 | 19,114 |
| Preceded by none | South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1868 |
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