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The 1914 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Richard Irvine Manning III emerged from the crowded Democratic primary to win in the runoff and overwhelmingly won the effectively one-party state's general election to become the 92nd governor of South Carolina.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- John B. Adger Mullally
- Lowndes J. Browning
- John G. Clinkscales
- Robert Archer Cooper, former State Representative from Laurens
- John T. Duncan, candidate for Governor in 1910 and 1912
- William C. Irby Jr.
- Richard Irvine Manning III, former State Senator from Sumter County and grandson of Governor Richard Irvine Manning I
- John Gardiner Richards Jr., former State Representative from Liberty Hill, Kershaw County and candidate for Governor in 1910
- Charles Carroll Sims
- Charles Aurelius Smith, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
- Mendel L. Smith
Campaign
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on August 25 and progressive reformer Richard Irvine Manning III emerged as the winner in a crowded field. He garnered the support from the candidates eliminated in the runoff election and was able to score a decisive victory over John Gardiner Richards, Jr., the candidate favored by former governor Coleman Livingston Blease, on September 8.
Results
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| John Gardiner Richards, Jr. | 26,801 | 20.5 |
| Richard Irvine Manning III | 25,397 | 19.5 |
| Robert Archer Cooper | 25,053 | 19.2 |
| John G. Clinkscales | 17,126 | 13.1 |
| William C. Irby, Jr. | 14,652 | 11.2 |
| Mendel L. Smith | 9,905 | 7.6 |
| Charles Aurelius Smith | 5,842 | 4.5 |
| Charles Carroll Sims | 2,773 | 2.1 |
| Lowndes J. Browning | 1,513 | 1.2 |
| John T. Duncan | 793 | 0.6 |
| John B. Adger Mullally | 665 | 0.5 |
Runoff results
| Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Richard Irvine Manning III | 73,969 | 62.1 | +42.6 |
| John Gardiner Richards, Jr. | 45,099 | 37.9 | +17.4 |
General election
The general election was held on November 3, 1914, and Richard Irvine Manning III was elected the next governor of South Carolina. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much less than the previous gubernatorial election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Irvine Manning III | 34,606 | 99.8 | +0.3 | |
| Socialist | R.B. Britton | 83 | 0.2 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 34,523 | 99.6 | +0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 34,689 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of governors of South Carolina
- South Carolina gubernatorial elections
References
- Lander, Ernest McPherson Jr. (1970). A History of South Carolina, 1865-1960. University of South Carolina Press. p. 53. ISBN 0-87249-169-2.
- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 30–31.
- "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume IV. Columbia, SC: 1915, p. 339.
- "State Committee Declares Results". The News and Courier. September 2, 1914. p. 2.
- "Manning's Majority 28,870". The News and Courier. September 15, 1914. p. 1.
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