South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1986

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The 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., a Republican representative of the 4th congressional district, narrowly defeated Democrat Michael R. Daniel to become the 112th governor of South Carolina and only the second Republican governor since Reconstruction.

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[edit] Democratic Primary

The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1986. Michael R. Daniel was declared the official candidate for the Democrats despite not obtaining 50% of the vote because the other candidates declined a runoff election.

Democratic Primary
Candidate Votes %
Michael R. Daniel 156,077 47.4
Phil Lader 86,136 26.1
Frank Eppes 59,125 17.9
Hugh Leatherman 28,158 8.5


[edit] Republican Primary

Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. faced no opposition from South Carolina Republicans and avoided a primary election.

[edit] General Election

The general election was held on November 4, 1986 and Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. was elected as the next governor of South Carolina in the closest election percentage wise since the disputed election of 1876. Turnout was higher than the previous gubernatorial election because of the increasingly competitive nature of the race between the two parties.

South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. 384,565 51.0 +20.8
Democratic Michael R. Daniel 361,328 47.9 -21.9
Libertarian William Griffin 4,211 0.6 +0.6
American Millard Smith 3,304 0.4 +0.4
No party Write-Ins 341 0.1 +0.1
Majority 23,237 3.1 -36.5
Turnout 753,749 57.8 +3.2
Republican gain from Democratic
1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county.      65+% won by Campbell      60%-64% won by Campbell      55%-59% won by Campbell      50%-54% won by Campbell      50%-54% won by Daniel      55%-59% won by Daniel      60%-64% won by Daniel      65+% won by Daniel
1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county.      65+% won by Campbell      60%-64% won by Campbell      55%-59% won by Campbell      50%-54% won by Campbell      50%-54% won by Daniel      55%-59% won by Daniel      60%-64% won by Daniel      65+% won by Daniel

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