1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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The 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986, to select the
Reconstruction
.
Democratic primary
The
primary for governor on June 10. Michael R. Daniel was declared the official candidate for the Democrats despite not obtaining 50% of the vote because second-place finisher, Winthrop University president Philip Lader, declined a runoff election.[1]
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Michael R. Daniel | 156,077 | 47.4 |
| Philip Lader | 86,136 | 26.1 |
| Frank Eppes | 59,125 | 17.9 |
| Hugh Leatherman | 28,158 | 8.5 |
Republican primary
primary election
.
General election
The general election was held on November 4, 1986, and Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. was elected as the next
election of 1876. Turnout
was higher than the previous gubernatorial election because of the increasingly competitive nature of the race between the two parties.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.
|
384,565 | 51.02 | +20.8 | |
| Democratic | Michael R. Daniel | 361,328 | 47.94 | −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 | |||||
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
See also
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of governors of South Carolina
- South Carolina gubernatorial elections
References
- ^ "Runoff Rules It's Time To Change Them". The Charlotte Observer. June 22, 1986. p. ED.
External links
| Preceded by 1982
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South Carolina gubernatorial elections
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Succeeded by 1990
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