1916 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1916 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff
September 12, 1916 (1916-09-12)
 
Candidate Richard Irvine Manning III Cole Blease
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 71,463 66,791
Percentage 51.7% 48.3%
County results
Manning:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Blease:      50-60%      60-70%
Governor of South Carolina before election

Richard Manning III
Democratic

 Elected Governor of South Carolina

Richard Manning III
Democratic

The 1916 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor Richard Irvine Manning III faced a strong challenge from former governor Coleman Livingston Blease in the Democratic primary, but Manning won a second two-year term as governor.

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