1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election
October 16, 1872
 
Nominee Franklin J. Moses, Jr. Reuben Tomlinson
Party Republican Independent Republican
Alliance - Democratic
Popular vote 69,838 36,533
Percentage 65.44% 34.23%
County results
Moses:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Tomlinson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Governor before election

Robert Kingston Scott
Republican

Elected Governor

Franklin J. Moses, Jr.
Republican

The 1872 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on October 16, 1872, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Franklin J. Moses, Jr. won the election as a Radical Republican against the more moderate faction of the Republican Party and became the 75th governor of South Carolina.

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