1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1865 June 2–3, 1868 1870 →
 
Nominee Robert Kingston Scott William D. Porter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 70,054 23,096
Percentage 75.2% 24.8%

County results
Scott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Porter:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

James Lawrence Orr
Independent

Elected Governor

Robert Kingston Scott
Republican

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;[1] elections for statewide offices were held following the ratification of the South Carolina Constitution of 1868 on April 16.[2] Republican Robert Kingston Scott won the election largely with the support of the newly enfranchised black vote and became the state's 74th governor.

  1. ^ "South Carolina Governor - Robert Kingston Scott - 1868-1872". www.sciway.net. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Butler, Nic (March 2, 2018). "The South Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868". Charleston County Public Library. Retrieved April 20, 2023.