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 Gordon McLeod won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 95th governor of South Carolina.

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

[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 Gordon 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 Gordon McLeod	65,768	37.9
George K. Laney	23,164	13.4
William Coleman	3,797	2.2
John T. Duncan	1,780	1.0
J.J. Cantey	1,260	0.7

Democratic Primary Runoff
Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Thomas Gordon 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 Gordon McLeod	34,065	100.0	0.0
Majority			34,065	100.0	0.0
Turnout			34,065
	Democratic hold

1922 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county. 65+% won by McLeod

[edit] See also

[edit] References

"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1923, p. 57.
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962, pp. 34-36.