1874 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1874 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina presidential no 1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1872 November 3, 1874 1876 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1876 File:Daniel Henry Chamberlain (cropped).jpg 150x150px Daniel Henry Chamberlain Republican Party (United States) - 80,403 53.87% 1874 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Chamberlain: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Green: #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70% #D69850 70–80% #B98A35 80–90% Governor Franklin J. Moses, Jr. Republican Party (United States) Daniel Henry Chamberlain Republican Party (United States) 3x4.svg John T. Green Independent Republican Democratic 68,818 46.11% ff00ff The 1874 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1874, to select the governor and lieutenant governor of the state of South Carolina. Daniel Henry Chamberlain won the election and became the 76th governor of South Carolina. This was the last a South Carolina gubernatorial election was won by a Republican until 1974. Campaign Republican nomination for GovernorCandidateVotes% Daniel Henry Chamberlain 73 59.4 John T. Green 40 32.5 John Winsmith 10 8.1 At the convention of the state Republicans on September 8 through September 11 in Columbia, the delegates felt that reform was vital for the continuation of Republican power. Governor Franklin J. Moses, Jr. was caught up in corruption scandals and never considered as a nominee for reelection to Governor. Instead, Daniel Henry Chamberlain was nominated for Governor and soundly won the nomination. Chamberlain had been the Attorney General of South Carolina from 1868 to 1872 and pushed for reform of the state government. His association with Radical Republicans such as Senator John J. Patterson and former Governor Robert Kingston Scott enabled him to keep the support of stalwart Republicans while preaching a reform message. It was this close association with Radical Republicans that again caused a split within the Republican party. The Independent Republicans met in Charleston on October 2 to select candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. John T. Green was chosen to be their nominee for Governor and Martin Delany, a black man, was their candidate for lieutenant governor. The Independent Republicans adopted the Republican platform and the only difference between the two parties was that the Independent Republicans claimed their intention to clean up state government if elected. The Conservative Party of South Carolina formed in 1874 from the members of the State Tax Union advocating for change. They endorsed the Independent Republican ticket for statewide offices and their platform consisted entirely of restoring honesty and efficiency in state government. General election The general election was held on November 3, 1874, and Daniel Henry Chamberlain was elected as governor of South Carolina. Turnout was the highest for a gubernatorial election thus held in South Carolina, although many white voters stayed away from the polls. South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1874 Republican Party (United States) Daniel Henry Chamberlain 80,403 53.9 -11.5 |- | style="color:inherit;background:#ff00ff" | | Independent Republican | John T. Green | align="right" | 68,818 | align="right" | 46.1 | align="right" | +11.8 |- No party Write-Ins 19 0.0 -0.3 11,585 7.8 -23.3 149,240 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- thumb|300px|none|1874 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county. #f00 65+% won by Chamberlain #f66 60%-64% won by Chamberlain #faa 55%-59% won by Chamberlain #fcc 50%-54% won by Chamberlain #fcf 50%-54% won by Green #faf 55%-59% won by Green #f7f 60%-64% won by Green #f0f 65+% won by Green See also Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections References "Election Returns." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina at the Regular Session, 1873-'74. Columbia, South Carolina: Republican Printing Company, 1874, p. 85. John S. Reynolds Reconstruction in South Carolina https://archive.org/details/reconstructioni01reyngoog 1969 Negro University Press 0-8371-1638-4 The Official Vote in the State The News and Courier 20 November 1874 1 External links SCIway Biography of Governor Daniel Henry Chamberlain 1872 South Carolina gubernatorial elections 1876 Category:1874 United States gubernatorial elections 1874 Gubernatorial Category:November 1874 in the United States