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Domestic News April 30, 1868

The Daily Phoenix

Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina

What is this article about?

Official results of the recent South Carolina election on ratifying the Reconstruction Convention's Constitution, showing statewide totals and county breakdowns: 70,758 for, 27,288 against, out of 98,016 votes from 133,597 registered.

Merged-components note: The table provides the detailed election statistics referenced in the preceding introductory text on the recent election results.

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The Recent Election.—The following official statement of the vote cast at the recent election on the question of ratifying or rejecting the Constitution presented by the late Reconstruction Convention of this State, not only contains many interesting features, but covers statistics which are peculiarly suggestive:

Total ....133597 70758 27288 98016 35551
Counties.No. Reged.For Conven.Against Co.Total.Not Voting.
Abbeville...58022821110039211381
Anderson.37641312137526871077
Barnwell...5718385768740441674
Beaufort...8053493915950982955
Charleston...20144122823334156164528
Chester...374117509812731740
Chesterfield19367226641886550
Clarendon...235314022531646707
Colleton...5420308338234651955
Darlington...4667271069134011266
Edgefield...70563472107245442512
Fairfield...350919866992685824
Georgetown335624731452618738
Greenville...3572161078823981174
Horry...16404067731179461
Kershaw...2743140632917351108
Lancaster...21068687801648458
Laurens...41191901113736381081
Lexington...259511055691674921
Marion...3741158615653151590
Marlboro...221312584351693520
Newberry...349320498022851642
Oconee...16034876271114489
Orangeburg51592957116741231035
Pickens...1325391434825560
Richland...4628250112483749879
Spartanburg44491430198334131036
Sumter...5157342648239081249
Union...3383149077122611122
Williamsburg268916442901934755
York...4233193315763509724

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

South Carolina Election Constitution Ratification Reconstruction Convention Vote Totals

Where did it happen?

South Carolina

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

South Carolina

Event Date

Recent Election

Outcome

total registered: 133597; for convention: 70758; against convention: 27288; total votes: 98016; not voting: 35551

Event Details

Official statement of the vote cast at the recent election on the question of ratifying or rejecting the Constitution presented by the late Reconstruction Convention of this State, with county-by-county breakdowns including registered voters, votes for and against, total votes, and not voting.

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