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The 1886 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886 to select the
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of the state of
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John Peter Richardson III John Peter Richardson III (September 25, 1831 – July 6, 1899) was the 83rd governor of South Carolina from 1886 to 1890. Richardson was born in Clarendon County, South Carolina to John Peter Richardson II, a former Governor of South Carol ...
was nominated by the Democrats and became the 83rd governor of South Carolina.


Democratic Convention

Ben Tillman, an upstate
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, sought to increase his political strength statewide by entering in a union with the
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of ''
The News and Courier ''The Post and Courier'' is the main daily newspaper in Charleston, South Carolina. It traces its ancestry to three newspapers, the ''Charleston Courier'', founded in 1803, the ''Charleston Daily News'', founded 1865, and ''The Evening Post'', f ...
'', Francis Dawson. They united behind the candidacy of
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John Calhoun Sheppard John Calhoun Sheppard (July 5, 1850October 17, 1931) was the List of Governors of South Carolina, 82nd governor of South Carolina from July 10, 1886, to November 30, 1886. Sheppard was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina, Edgefield County ...
for reelection, although Sheppard refused to accept Tillman's agriculture program. ''The News and Courier'' ran articles leading up to the convention describing the growing strength of Sheppard's campaign and by beginning of the state Democratic convention held in Columbia on August 4, the newspaper had proclaimed that Sheppard was in the lead.Cooper, p178 On the morning of August 4, Tillman gathered the delegates from the Democratic convention who were supporters of the Farmers' Association at the Richland County courthouse and tried to bind them to a resolution to support Sheppard. The effort failed and the farmers instead adopted a resolution stating that they would not endorse any candidate for governor. When it became public that Tillman tried to coerce support for Sheppard, a delegate from Richland County went to the floor after the initial call of the third ballot and changed his vote from Sheppard to
John Peter Richardson III John Peter Richardson III (September 25, 1831 – July 6, 1899) was the 83rd governor of South Carolina from 1886 to 1890. Richardson was born in Clarendon County, South Carolina to John Peter Richardson II, a former Governor of South Carol ...
, a planter from Clarendon County. Immediately a stampede of other delegates changed their vote and a second call of the third ballot was taken. After this tally, Richardson received 172 votes and was declared the nominee for governor, having passed the required threshold of 159.


General election

The general election was held on November 2, 1886 and John Peter Richardson III was elected as
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without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was the lowest for a gubernatorial election since the election of 1865. , - , , colspan=5 , Democratic hold , -


See also

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* List of governors of South Carolina *
South Carolina gubernatorial elections Prior to 1865, the Governor of South Carolina was chosen by the General Assembly. The Constitution of South Carolina provided for the voters of South Carolina to choose the governor; James Lawrence Orr was the first elected governor of South Carol ...


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SCIway Biography of Governor John Peter Richardson III
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