Английская Википедия:1914 South Carolina gubernatorial election
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsSC 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
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.
| 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 |
| 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.
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Шаблон:Election box majority Шаблон:Election box turnout |- | Шаблон:Party color cell | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- Шаблон:Election box end
See also
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of governors of South Carolina
- South Carolina gubernatorial elections
References
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- "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.
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External links
Шаблон:1914 United States elections Шаблон:South Carolina elections
