Election Name: | 1828 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
Country: | South Carolina |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1826 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1826 |
Next Election: | 1830 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1830 |
Election Date: | 10 December 1828 |
Nominee1: | Stephen Decatur Miller |
Party1: | Nullifier Party |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Taylor |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Stephen Decatur Miller |
After Party: | Nullifier Party |
The 1828 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 10 December 1828 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Nullifier candidate and incumbent member of the South Carolina Senate Stephen Decatur Miller was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.[1]
On election day, 10 December 1828, Nullifier candidate Stephen Decatur Miller was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly, thereby gaining Nullifier control over the office of Governor. Miller was sworn in as the 52nd Governor of South Carolina on 3 January 1829.[2]