1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina presidential no 1870 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1870 October 16, 1872 1874 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1874 File:Franklin J. Moses, Jr.jpg 150x150px Franklin J. Moses, Jr. Republican Party (United States) - 69,838 65.44% 1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Moses: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 90–100%Tomlinson: #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70% #D69850 70–80% #B98A35 80–90% Governor Robert Kingston Scott Republican Party (United States) Franklin J. Moses, Jr. Republican Party (United States) File:3x4.svg Reuben Tomlinson Independent Republican Democratic 36,533 34.23% ff00ff The 1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on October 16, 1872, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Franklin J. Moses, Jr. won the election as a Radical Republican against the more moderate faction of the Republican Party and became the 75th governor of South Carolina. Campaign Republican nomination for GovernorCandidateVotes% Franklin J. Moses, Jr. 69 58.5 Samuel W. Melton 18 15.2 Daniel Henry Chamberlain 16 13.6 Reuben Tomlinson 15 12.7 The state Republicans met in Columbia for their nominating convention on August 21 through August 24. There were 115 black and 33 white delegates to the convention, many of them calling for reform in state government. The nomination for Governor proceeded after the organization of the convention and five men were mentioned, but Franklin J. Moses, Jr. was seen as the clear favorite. Immediately, accusations of bribery were pegged against each candidate. Former Governor Orr accused Moses of offering a delegate from Barnwell $2,000 for his vote. Tomlinson was alleged by Judge Thomas Mackey to have been giving bribes to ensure the passage of the phosphate bill in 1870. A vote was taken for the nomination of Governor during the commotion over the accusations of bribery and Moses emerged as the clear winner from the other contenders. Orr denounced the selection and led a walkout by some of the delegates from the convention. The Republican platform adopted at the convention called for a reduction in expenditures and financial reform. Assembling at the Richland courthouse on August 22, Orr directed the formation of an Independent Republican ticket for the general election in October. Reuben Tomlinson was nominated for Governor and half of the Independent Republican slate for statewide office were black men. The platform consisted entirely of opposing Moses and advocating for reform in state government. General election The general election was held on October 16, 1872, and Franklin J. Moses, Jr. was elected as governor of South Carolina by a wide margin. Turnout was lower than the previous election because it was mainly a contest between Republicans; it was estimated that approximately 40,000 white voters did not cast a ballot in the election. South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1872 Republican Party (United States) Franklin J. Moses, Jr. 69,838 65.4 +3.1 |- | style="color:inherit;background:#ff00ff" | | Independent Republican | Reuben Tomlinson | align="right" | 36,533 | align="right" | 34.3 | align="right" | +34.3 |- No party Write-Ins 351 0.3 +0.3 33,285 31.1 +6.5 106,742 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- thumb|300px|none|1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county. #f00 65+% won by Moses #faa 55%-59% won by Moses #fcc 50%-54% won by Moses #fcf 50%-54% won by Tomlinson #faf 55%-59% won by Tomlinson #f0f 65+% won by Tomlinson See also Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections References "Election Returns for State Officers." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina at the Regular Session, 1871-'72. Columbia, SC: Republican Printing Company, 1872, p. 59. John S. Reynolds Reconstruction in South Carolina https://archive.org/details/reconstructioni00reyngoog 1969 Negro University Press 0-8371-1638-4 The Official Vote of the State The Charleston Daily Courier 1 November 1872 2 External links SCIway Biography of Governor Franklin J. Moses, Jr. 1870 South Carolina gubernatorial elections 1874 1872 Gubernatorial South Carolina Category:October 1872 in the United States