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1898 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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FieldValue
election_name1898 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff
countrySouth Carolina
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1896 South Carolina gubernatorial election
previous_year1896
election_dateSeptember 8, 1898
next_election1900 South Carolina gubernatorial election
next_year1900
image_sizex150px
image1William H Ellerbe.jpg
nominee1William Haselden Ellerbe
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote137,723
percentage153.1%
nominee2Claudius Cyprian Featherstone
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote233,271
percentage246.9%
titleGovernor
before_electionWilliam Haselden Ellerbe
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionWilliam Haselden Ellerbe
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

The 1898 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor William Haselden Ellerbe won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election to win a second term as governor.

Democratic primary

The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on August 30 and incumbent Governor Ellerbe was the frontrunner. Claudius Cyprian Featherstone won second place in the primary to advance to the runoff on September 8, but came up short against Ellerbe.

Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes%
William Haselden Ellerbe30,10138.4
Claudius Cyprian Featherstone17,78222.7
George D. Tillman12,36115.8
O.L. Schumpert8,13710.4
R.B. Watson7,5609.7
E.L. Archer2,0002.5
G. Walton Whitman3670.5
Democratic Primary RunoffCandidateVotes%±%
William Haselden Ellerbe37,72353.1+14.7
Claudius Cyprian Featherstone33,27146.9+24.2

General election

The general election was held on November 8, 1898, and William Haselden Ellerbe was reelected as the governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was approximately half of that for the previous gubernatorial election.

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References

  • "Election Returns." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: The Bryan Printing Company, 1899, p. 256.
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