1865 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1865 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

James Lawrence Orr won the 1865 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election. James Lawrence Orr received 9,928 popular votes (51.9%). The main challenger was Wade Hampton III (48.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Orr and III

Orr +3.8 pts · won by 742 votes

James Lawrence OrrIndependentWINNER51.9%

9,928 votes

Wade Hampton IIIIndependent48.1%

9,186 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.