1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina Presidential no 1800 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1800 1804 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1804 December 8, 1802 125px James Burchill Richardson Democratic-Republican 98 70.00% 125px Richard Winn Democratic-Republican 32 22.86% Governor John Drayton Democratic-Republican James Burchill Richardson Democratic-Republican The 1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1802, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Clarendon District James Burchill Richardson defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Richard Winn, as well as Federalist candidate, former Governor of South Carolina and 1796 presidential election Vice Presidential nominee Thomas Pinckney and Democratic-Republican candidate John Gaillard, after receiving a majority of votes in a General Assembly secret ballot vote.Sobel 1978 1391James Burchill Richardson https://www.nga.org/governor/james-burchill-richardson/ 2023-11-13 National Governors Association General election On December 8, 1802, Democratic-Republican candidate James Burchill Richardson defeated his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Richard Winn in a General Assembly election. Richardson was sworn in as the 41st Governor of South Carolina that same day.https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/2n49t221b South Carolina 1802 Governor elections.lib.tufts.edu 2023-11-13https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40593 SC Governor ourcampaigns.com April 12, 2018 2023-11-13 Results South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1802 Democratic-Republican James Burchill Richardson 98 70.00% Democratic-Republican Richard Winn 32 22.86% Federalist Thomas Pinckney 2 1.43% Democratic-Republican John Gaillard 1 0.71% Scattering 7 5.00% 140 100.00% Democratic-Republican References Sources Sobel Robert https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0004unse/ Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. IV Meckler Books 1978 9780930466008 2023-06-13 Category:1802 South Carolina elections Category:South Carolina gubernatorial elections South Carolina gubernatorial election Category:December 1802 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States