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1822 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1822 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

John Lyde Wilson won the 1822 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election. John Lyde Wilson received 83 popular votes (52.53%). The main challenger was Benjamin Huger (45.57%).

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Wilson +7.0 pts · won by 11 votes
John Lyde WilsonDemocraticWINNER52.53%
83 votes
Benjamin HugerFederalist Party45.57%
72 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.