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1812 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1812 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Joseph Alston won the 1812 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Joseph Alston received 82 popular votes (51.9%). The main challenger was John Geddes (48.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Alston and Geddes

Alston +3.8 pts · won by 6 votes
Joseph AlstonDemocraticWINNER51.9%
82 votes
John GeddesDemocratic48.1%
76 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.