1804 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1804 South Carolina gubernatorial election
← 1802 December 7, 1804 1806 →
Governor before election; James Burchill Richardson; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; Paul Hamilton; Democratic-Republican

The 1804 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on December 7, 1804, in order to elect the Governor of South Carolina. Democratic-Republican candidate and former South Carolina Comptroller General Paul Hamilton was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly as he ran unopposed. The exact number of votes cast in this election is unknown.^[1]

General election

On election day, December 7, 1804, Democratic-Republican candidate Paul Hamilton was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Hamilton was sworn in as the 42nd Governor of South Carolina on January 3, 1805.^[2]

South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1804
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Paul Hamilton	1	100.00%
Total votes			1	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold

^ "Paul Hamilton". National Governors Association. January 12, 2011. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
^ "SC Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 23, 2004. Retrieved 2024-05-21.