1892 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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The 1892 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor Ben Tillman was renominated by the Democrats and was elected in the general election to a second two-year term.
Democratic campaign
Peace and Harmony convention
On March 24 in
Primary to select delegates
The conservatives requested a
The candidates for governor stumped the state, but there was hardly a peaceful debate. Often, the supporters of both candidates would end up with pistols drawn and threatening violence. Tillman was the chief contributor to this violence and actively supported it among his partisans. He was asked by a close friend why he raised so much hell and Tillman answered "if I didn't, the damn fools wouldn't vote for me."[1]
Sheppard put up a good fight against Tillman, yet fell short by 22,092 votes in the primary on August 29 to select delegates to the state nominating convention. Additionally, the defeat for the conservatives was further magnified by a greater number of Tillmanites being elected from the primary to the General Assembly. Tillman would thus enter his second administration with a renewed popular mandate and a more favorable legislature.
| Democratic Primary | ||||
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| Delegates for | Votes | % | Delegates | % |
| Ben Tillman | 55,080 | 62.5 | 263 | 82.4' |
| John Calhoun Sheppard | 32,988 | 37.5 | 56 | 17.6 |
General election
The general election was held on November 8, 1892 and Ben Tillman was reelected as
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ben Tillman (incumbent) | 56,673 | 99.9 | +20.1 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 52 | 0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 56,621 | 99.8 | +40.0 | ||
| Turnout | 56,725 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of governors of South Carolina
- South Carolina gubernatorial elections
Notes
- ^ Simkins, p169
References
- "Election Returns." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina at the Regular Session Commencing November 22, 1892. Volume I. Columbia, SC: Charles A. Calvo, Jr., 1892, p. 555.
- Ball, William Watts (1932). The State That Forgot; South Carolina's Surrender to Democracy. The Bobbs-Merrill Company. p. 208.
- Simkins, Francis Butler (1964). The Tillman movement in South Carolina. Duke University Press. pp. 157–172.
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| Preceded by 1890
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South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1894
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