The 1926 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926, to select the

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of the state of

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. The South Carolina constitution was amended in 1926 to change the term of governor from two years to four years, but also prohibiting governors from consecutive terms. John Gardiner Richards, Jr. won the contested Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 96th governor of South Carolina.

Democratic primary

Candidates

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, former State Representative from

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*John T. Duncan, Columbia attorney and perennial candidate *Edmund B. Jackson, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina *George K. Laney, candidate for Governor in 1922 *John J. McMahan *Carroll D. Nance *D.A.G. Ouzts *Thomas H. Peeples, former

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(191318) * John Gardiner Richards Jr., former Railroad Commissioner, State Representative from Liberty Hill, and candidate for Governor in 1914 and 1918 The

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held their primary for governor in the summer of 1926 and it attracted many politicians because of the recent change to the South Carolina constitution providing for a four-year term. Richards emerged victorious from the

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and effectively became the next governor of South Carolina because there was no opposition in the general election.

General election

The general election was held on November 2, 1926, and John Richards was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition thanks to the state's suppression of parties other than the ruling Democrats. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was the lowest ever for a

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References

*"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." ''Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina''. Volume I. Columbia, South Carolina: 1927, p. 57. * *

External links

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November 1926 events

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

See also

References

External links