Election
1934 South Carolina gubernatorial primary runoff
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| | | Nominee | Olin Johnston | Cole Blease | | Party | Democratic | Democratic | Popular vote | 157,673 | 122,876 | Percentage | 56.20% | 43.80% | |
County results Johnston: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Blease: 50-60% 60-70% |
Governor before election Ibra Charles Blackwood Democratic | Elected Governor Olin D. Johnston Democratic | |
The 1934 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Olin D. Johnston won the contested Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 98th governor of South Carolina.
Democratic primary
Candidates
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1934 and it attracted many politicians because of the change in 1926 to the South Carolina constitution providing for a four-year term. Johnston emerged victorious from the runoff against former Governor Cole Blease and ran without opposition on account of South Carolina's effective status as a one-party state.
General election
The general election was held on November 6, 1934, and Olin D. Johnston was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much lower than the Democratic primary election.
South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1934 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Olin D. Johnston | 22,873 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
Majority | 22,873 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 22,873 | | |
| Democratic hold |
65+% won by Johnston
See also
References
- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876–1962. pp. 40–41.
- "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, South Carolina: 1935, p. 3.
External links
- SCIway Biography of Olin Dewitt Talmadge Johnston
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