On 8 December 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.[3][4]
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^"SC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. IV. Meckler Books. ISBN9780930466008. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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1802, south, carolina, gubernatorial, election, held, december, 1802, order, elect, governor, south, carolina, democratic, republican, candidate, member, south, carolina, house, representatives, from, clarendon, district, james, burchill, richardson, defeated,. The 1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 8 December 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 1 2 1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1800 8 December 1802 1804 Nominee James Burchill Richardson Richard Winn Party Democratic Republican Democratic Republican Popular vote 98 32 Percentage 70 00 22 86 Governor before election John Drayton Democratic Republican Elected Governor James Burchill Richardson Democratic Republican Contents 1 General election 1 1 Results 2 References 3 SourcesGeneral election editOn 8 December 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 3 4 Results edit South Carolina gubernatorial election 1802 Party Candidate Votes 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 Total votes 140 100 00 Democratic Republican holdReferences edit Sobel 1978 p 1391 James Burchill Richardson National Governors Association Retrieved 13 November 2023 South Carolina 1802 Governor elections lib tufts edu Retrieved 13 November 2023 SC Governor ourcampaigns com 12 April 2018 Retrieved 13 November 2023 Sources editSobel Robert 1978 Biographical directory of the governors of the United States 1789 1978 Vol IV Meckler Books ISBN 9780930466008 Retrieved June 13 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1802 South Carolina gubernatorial election amp oldid 1221006740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
