Election Name: | 1864 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
Country: | South Carolina |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1862 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1862 (Confederate) |
Next Election: | 1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1865 (Union) |
Election Date: | 17 December 1864 |
Nominee1: | Andrew Gordon Magrath |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Milledge Luke Bonham |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Andrew Gordon Magrath |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1864 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 17 December 1864 in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic candidate and incumbent Judge of the Confederate States District Court for the District of South Carolina Andrew Gordon Magrath 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, 17 December 1864, Democratic candidate Andrew Gordon Magrath was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Magrath was sworn in as the 71st Governor of South Carolina on 3 January 1865.[2]