South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1922
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The 1922 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Thomas McLeod won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 95th governor of South Carolina.
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[edit] Democratic Primary
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1922 and it shaped up to be a heated contest between Thomas McLeod and former Governor Cole Blease. McLeod emerged victorious from the runoff and effectively became the next governor of South Carolina because there was no opposition in the general election.
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Coleman Livingston Blease | 77,798 | 44.8 |
| Thomas McLeod | 65,768 | 37.9 |
| George K. Laney | 23,164 | 13.4 |
| Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Thomas McLeod | 100,114 | 53.8 | +15.9 |
| Coleman Livingston Blease | 85,834 | 46.2 | +1.4 |
[edit] General Election
The general election was held on November 7, 1922 and Thomas McLeod was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was approximately half of that for 1920.
| South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1922 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Thomas McLeod | 34,065 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 34,065 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 34,065 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
[edit] See also
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of Governors of South Carolina
- South Carolina gubernatorial elections
[edit] External links
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