South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1912

The 1912 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor Coleman Livingston Blease won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election being reelected for a second two-year term.

[edit] Democratic Primary

The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary on August 27 and Governor Coleman Livingston Blease was able to avoid a runoff election by obtaining over 50% of the vote in the primary election against Ira B. Jones and John T. Duncan.

The general election was held on November 5, 1912 and Coleman Livingston Blease was reelected governor of South Carolina without opposition. Turnout increased over the previous gubernatorial election because there was also a presidential election on the ballot.

South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Coleman Livingston Blease	44,122	100.0	0.0
Majority			44,122	100.0	0.0
Turnout			44,122
	Democratic hold

"Blease's Majority is 4,000 Votes", The News and Courier, 30 August 1912, p. 1.

Preceded by: 1910	South Carolina gubernatorial elections	Succeeded by: 1914

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