1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina presidential no 1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1865 June 2–3, 1868 1870 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1870 File:Robert Kingston Scott - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg x150px Robert Kingston Scott Republican Party (United States) 70,054 75.21% File:1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Scott: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Porter: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Governor James Lawrence Orr Independent (United States) Robert Kingston Scott Republican Party (United States) 120px William Dennison Porter Democratic Party (United States) 23,096 24.79% The 1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held for two days from June 2 to June 3, 1868, to elect the governor of South Carolina;South Carolina Governor - Robert Kingston Scott - 1868-1872 https://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/scott.html 2023-04-20 www.sciway.net elections for statewide offices were held following the ratification of the South Carolina Constitution of 1868 on April 16.Butler Nic March 2, 2018 The South Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868 https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/south-carolina-constitutional-convention-1868 April 20, 2023 Charleston County Public Library en Republican Robert Kingston Scott won the election largely with the support of the newly enfranchised black vote and became the state's 74th governor. Campaign The Republican Party was formed in South Carolina in 1867 to contest the elections of 1868. Members were chiefly composed of former slaves, and much of their support was derived from the Union League. They nominated Robert Kingston Scott, an Ohioan and assistant commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau, as their candidate for governor. The platform of the state Republican Party for the election was to enact Radical Republican reconstruction of the state. The Democratic Party, which had not been active in state politics since the Civil War, reorganized themselves for the election. They nominated William D. Porter for governor, although he declined the nomination; he remained on the ballot nonetheless. The state Democratic Party's platform for the election called for maintaining a policy of white supremacy and disapproval of South Carolina's newly ratified constitution. General election Robert Kingston Scott, who received an overwhelming amount of support from South Carolina's newly enfranchised black voters, defeated William D. Porter in a landslide to become the state's first Republican governor. 1868 South Carolina gubernatorial electionOur Campaigns - SC Governor Race - Jun 02, 1868 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40509 2023-04-20 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Robert Kingston Scott 70054 75.21 Democratic Party (United States) William Dennison Porter 23096 24.79 93150 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Independent Party (United States) See also Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections References Sources John S. Reynolds Reconstruction in South Carolina https://archive.org/details/reconstructioni00reyngoog 1969 Negro University Press 86–97 0-8371-1638-4 The Election Farce The Charleston Daily Courier 10 November 1870 2 External links SCIway Biography of Governor Robert Kingston Scott 1865 South Carolina gubernatorial elections 1870 Category:1868 United States gubernatorial elections 1868 Gubernatorial Category:April 1868 in the United States