South Carolina gubernatorial elections

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Prior to 1865, the Governor of South Carolina was chosen by the General Assembly. The Constitution of South Carolina provided for the voters of South Carolina to choose the governor; James Lawrence Orr was the first elected governor of South Carolina. The following is a list of gubernatorial election results for the state of South Carolina:

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YearWinnerMinorityCounty Map
1865 James Lawrence Orr
No party
9,928
51.9%
Wade Hampton III
No party
9,186
48.1%
1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
1868 Robert Kingston Scott
Republican
69,693
75.1%
William D. Porter
Democrat
23,057
24.9%
1868 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
1870 Robert Kingston Scott
Republican
85,071
62.3%
Richard B. Carpenter
Union Reform
51,537
37.7%
Red counties were won by Scott and magenta counties were won by Carpenter 1870SCGovResults.png
Red counties were won by Scott and magenta counties were won by Carpenter
1872 Franklin J. Moses, Jr.
Republican
69,838
65.4%
Reuben Tomlinson
Independent Republican
36,533
34.3%
Red counties were won by Moses and magenta counties were won by Tomlinson 1872SCGovResults.png
Red counties were won by Moses and magenta counties were won by Tomlinson
1874 Daniel Henry Chamberlain
Republican
80,403
53.9%
John T. Green
Independent Republican
68,818
46.1%
Red counties were won by Chamberlain and magenta counties were won by Green 1874SCGovResults.png
Red counties were won by Chamberlain and magenta counties were won by Green
1876 Wade Hampton III
Democrat
92,261
50.3%
Daniel Henry Chamberlain
Republican
91,127
49.7%
Blue counties were won by Hampton and red counties were won by Chamberlain 1876SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Hampton and red counties were won by Chamberlain
1878 Wade Hampton III
Democrat
119,550
99.8%
Unopposed
Blue counties were won by Hampton 1878SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Hampton
1880 Johnson Hagood
Democrat
117,432
96.4%
L.W.R. Blair
Greenback-Labor
4,277
3.5%
Blue counties were won by Hagood 1880SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Hagood
1882 Hugh Smith Thompson
Democrat
67,158
79.0%
J. Hendrix McLane
Greenback-Labor
17,719
20.8%
Blue counties were won by Thompson and green counties were won by McLane 1882SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Thompson and green counties were won by McLane
1884 Hugh Smith Thompson
Democrat
67,895
100%
Unopposed
Blue counties were won by Thompson 1884SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Thompson
1886 John Peter Richardson III
Democrat
33,114
99.9%
Unopposed
Blue counties were won by Richardson 1884SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Richardson
1888 John Peter Richardson III
Democrat
58,730
100%
Unopposed
Blue counties were won by Richardson 1888SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Richardson
1890 Ben Tillman
Democrat
59,159
79.8%
Alexander Cheves Haskell
Straightout Democrat
14,828
20.0%
Blue counties were won by Tillman and cyan counties were won by Haskell 1890SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Tillman and cyan counties were won by Haskell
1892 Ben Tillman
Democrat
56,673
99.9%
Unopposed
Blue counties were won by Tillman 1892SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Tillman
1894 John Gary Evans
Democrat
39,507
69.6%
Sampson Pope
Independent
17,278
30.4%
Blue counties were won by Evans and magenta counties were won by Pope 1894SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Evans and magenta counties were won by Pope
1896 William Haselden Ellerbe
Democrat
59,424
89.1%
Sampson Pope
Reorganized Republican
4,432
6.6%
Blue counties were won by Ellerbe 1896SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Ellerbe
1898 William Haselden Ellerbe
Democrat
28,225
100%
Unopposed
1900 Miles Benjamin McSweeney
Democrat
46,457
100%
Unopposed
1902 Duncan Clinch Heyward
Democrat
31,817
100%
Unopposed
1904 Duncan Clinch Heyward
Democrat
51,917
100%
Unopposed
Blue counties were won by Heyward 1904SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Heyward
1906 Martin Frederick Ansel
Democrat
30,251
100%
Unopposed
Blue counties were won by Ansel 1904SCGovResults.png
Blue counties were won by Ansel
1908 Martin Frederick Ansel
Democrat
61,060
100%
Unopposed
1910 Coleman Livingston Blease
Democrat
30,739
100%
Unopposed
1912 Coleman Livingston Blease
Democrat
44,122
99.5%
R.B. Britton
Socialist
208
0.5%
1914 Richard Irvine Manning III
Democrat
34,606
99.8%
R.B. Britton
Socialist
83
0.2%
1916 Richard Irvine Manning III
Democrat
60,405
97.9%
Coleman Livingston Blease
Independent
1,089
1.8%
1918 Robert Archer Cooper
Democrat
25,267
100%
Unopposed
1920 Robert Archer Cooper
Democrat
58,050
100%
Unopposed
1922 Thomas Gordon McLeod
Democrat
34,065
100%
Unopposed
1924 Thomas Gordon McLeod
Democrat
53,545
100%
Unopposed
1926 John Gardiner Richards, Jr.
Democrat
16,589
100%
Unopposed
1930 Ibra Charles Blackwood
Democrat
17,790
100%
Unopposed
1934 Olin D. Johnston
Democrat
22,873
100%
Unopposed
1938 Burnet Rhett Maybank
Democrat
49,009
99.4%
Joseph Augustis Tolbert
Republican
283
0.6%
1942 Olin D. Johnston
Democrat
23,859
100%
Unopposed
1946 Strom Thurmond
Democrat
26,520
100%
Unopposed
1950 James F. Byrnes
Democrat
50,633
100%
Unopposed
1954 George Bell Timmerman, Jr.
Democrat
214,204
100%
Unopposed
1958 Ernest Hollings
Democrat
77,714
100%
Unopposed
1962 Donald Stuart Russell
Democrat
253,704
100%
Unopposed
1966 Robert Evander McNair
Democrat
255,854
58.2%
Joseph O. Rogers, Jr.
Republican
184,088
41.8%
Blue counties were won by McNair and red counties were won by Rogers 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Blue counties were won by McNair and red counties were won by Rogers
1970 John Carl West
Democrat
251,151
52.1%
Albert Watson
Republican
221,236
45.9%
Blue counties were won by West and red counties were won by Watson 1970 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Blue counties were won by West and red counties were won by Watson
1974 James Burrows Edwards
Republican
266,338
50.3%
W.J. Bryan Dorn
Democrat
248,861
47.0%
Red counties were won by Edwards and blue counties were won by Dorn 1974 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Red counties were won by Edwards and blue counties were won by Dorn
1978 Richard Riley
Democrat
384,898
61.3%
Edward Lunn Young
Republican
236,946
37.7%
Blue counties were won by Riley and red counties were won by Young 1978 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Blue counties were won by Riley and red counties were won by Young
1982 Richard Riley
Democrat
468,787
69.8%
W. D. Workman, Jr.
Republican
202,806
30.2%
Blue counties were won by Riley 1982 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Blue counties were won by Riley
1986 Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
Republican
384,565
51.0%
Michael R. Daniel
Democrat
361,328
47.9%
Red counties were won by Campbell and blue counties were won by Daniel 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Red counties were won by Campbell and blue counties were won by Daniel
1990 Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
Republican
528,831
69.5%
Theo Mitchell
Democrat
212,048
27.8%
Red counties were won by Campbell and blue counties were won by Mitchell 1990 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Red counties were won by Campbell and blue counties were won by Mitchell
1994 David Beasley
Republican
470,756
50.4%
Nick Theodore
Democrat
447,002
47.9%
Red counties were won by Beasley and blue counties were won by Theodore 1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Red counties were won by Beasley and blue counties were won by Theodore
1998 Jim Hodges
Democrat
570,070
53.3%
David Beasley
Republican
484,088
45.3%
Blue counties were won by Hodges and red counties were won by Beasley 1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Blue counties were won by Hodges and red counties were won by Beasley
2002 Mark Sanford
Republican
585,422
52.9%
Jim Hodges
Democrat
521,140
47.0%
Red counties were won by Sanford and blue counties were won by Hodges 2002 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Red counties were won by Sanford and blue counties were won by Hodges
2006 Mark Sanford
Republican
601,868
55.1%
Tommy Moore
Democrat
489,076
44.8%
Red counties were won by Sanford and blue counties were won by Moore 2006 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Red counties were won by Sanford and blue counties were won by Moore
2010 Nikki Haley
Republican
674,103
51.4%
Vincent Sheheen
Democrat
617,427
47.1%
Red counties were won by Haley and blue counties were won by Sheheen 2010 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Red counties were won by Haley and blue counties were won by Sheheen
2014 Nikki Haley
Republican
696,645
55.9%
Vincent Sheheen
Democrat
516,166
41.4%
2014 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2018 Henry McMaster
Republican
921,324
54.0%
James Smith
Democrat
784,182
45.9%
2018 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2022 Henry McMaster
Republican
988,501
58.1%
Joe Cunningham
Democrat
692,691
40.7%
2022 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

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