South Carolina 1812 Governor, Ballot 3

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
South Carolina 1812 Governor, Ballot 3
Date:
1812
State:
South Carolina
Type:
Legislative
Iteration:
Third Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Joseph Alston, John Geddes, Richardson, Pickens, Sumpter, blank
Candidates: Joseph AlstonJohn GeddesRichardsonPickensSumpterblank
Affiliation:
Final Result: [1][2][3]81724112
House of Representatives[4]------
Senate[5]------

Notes:

[1]Col. Richardson withdrew after the second ballot, but 4 votes were counted for him in the third ballot.
[2]3 votes intended for Gen. Alston were put in mistakenly for Col. Alston.
[3]As the three votes listed for Col. Alston were not counted as being for Joseph Alston, no choice is affected; election proceeded to another ballot.
[4]121 Representatives voted.
[5]43 Senators voted.

References:

Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). December 14, 1812.
City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). December 14, 1812.

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handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).
handwritten notes
Phil's original notebook pages that were used to compile this election. These notes are considered a draft of the electronic version. Therefore, the numbers may not match. To verify numbers you will need to check the original sources cited. Some original source material is available at the American Antiquarian Society).

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