1776 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1776 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina Presidential no 1778 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1778 March 26, 1776 125px John Rutledge Nonpartisan politician 100.00% President Henry Laurens (as President of the Committee on Safety) Nonpartisan politician John Rutledge Nonpartisan politician The 1776 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on March 26, 1776, in order to elect the first President of South Carolina. The office would be renamed to Governor in 1778. Candidate and former Attorney General of South Carolina John Rutledge was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.John Rutledge January 12, 2011 https://www.nga.org/governor/john-rutledge/ 2024-05-20 National Governors Association General election On election day, March 26, 1776, candidate John Rutledge was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly. Rutledge was sworn in as the 1st President of South Carolina on July 4, 1776.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40598 SC President (Governor) ourcampaigns.com May 23, 2004 2024-05-20 Results South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1776 Nonpartisan politician John Rutledge Unknown 100.00% Unknown 100.00% Nonpartisan politician References Category:1776 in South Carolina Category:South Carolina gubernatorial elections South Carolina gubernatorial Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States SC gov 1776 Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in South Carolina Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1770s