South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1924

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The 1924 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1924 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor Thomas McLeod won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election being reelected for a second two-year term.

Contents 1 Democratic Primary 2 General Election 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Democratic Primary

The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1924 and Governor McLeod was able to avoid a runoff election by obtaining over 50% of the vote in the primary election against J.T. Duncan.

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas McLeod	107,356	61.2
J.T. Duncan	68,155	38.8

[edit] General Election

The general election was held on November 2, 1924 and Thomas McLeod was reelected governor of South Carolina without opposition. Turnout increased by approximately 50% over the election in 1922 because there was also a presidential election.

South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas McLeod	53,545	100.0	0.0
Majority			53,545	100.0	0.0
Turnout			53,545		+57.2
	Democratic hold

[edit] See also

• Governor of South Carolina
• List of Governors of South Carolina
• South Carolina gubernatorial elections

[edit] External links

• SCIway Biography of Governor Thomas Gordon McLeod

Preceded by 1922

South Carolina gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1926

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