The 1938 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938 to select the

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of the state of

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Burnet Rhett Maybank Burnet Rhett Maybank (March 7, 1899September 1, 1954) was a three-term US senator, the 99th governor of South Carolina, and mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the first governor from Charleston since the American Civil War (1861-1865) ...

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, won the contested Democratic primary and defeated Republican Joseph Augustis Tolbert in the general election becoming the 99th governor of South Carolina.

Democratic primary

The

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held their

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for governor on August 30 and it is noted as being the last attempt by former Governor

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at becoming governor again. Maybank, the mayor of Charleston, had the support of the

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and emerged victorious from the

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on September 13 against Wyndham Manning because

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failed to coalesce around his candidacy.

General election

The general election was held on November 8, 1938 and Burnet Rhett Maybank was elected the next

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against token Republican candidate Joseph Augustis Tolbert. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much lower than the Democratic primary election. The presence even a token opposition candidate was unusual for South Carolina at the time. , - , , colspan=5 , Democratic hold , -

References

* *"Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." ''Report of the State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina''. Volume I. Columbia, South Carolina: 1939, pp. 30–31.

External links

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November 1938 events

Democratic primary

General election

See also

References

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