1842 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1842 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina Presidential no 1840 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1840 1844 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1844 December 8, 1842 125px James H. Hammond Democratic Party (United States) 83 51.55% 125px Robert Francis Withers Allston Democratic Party (United States) 76 47.21% Governor John Peter Richardson II Democratic Party (United States) James H. Hammond Democratic Party (United States) The 1842 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1842, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic candidate and former member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th district James H. Hammond was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly against fellow Democratic candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate Robert Francis Withers Allston.James Henry Hammond https://www.nga.org/governor/james-henry-hammond/ 2024-05-22 National Governors Association General election On election day, December 8, 1842, Democratic candidate James H. Hammond was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly by a margin of 7 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic candidate Robert Francis Withers Allston, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Hammond was sworn in as the 60th Governor of South Carolina on January 3, 1843.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40535 SC Governor ourcampaigns.com January 2, 2024 2024-05-22 Results South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1842 Democratic Party (United States) James H. Hammond 83 51.55% Democratic Party (United States) Robert Francis Withers Allston 76 47.21% Scattering 2 1.24% 161 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1842 South Carolina elections Category:South Carolina gubernatorial elections Category:December 1842 Category:1842 United States gubernatorial elections Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States