The 1942 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, to select the
Governor of South Carolina.
Olin D. Johnston won the
Democratic primary and ran
without opposition in the general election on account of South Carolina's effective status as a
one-party state
A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system, or single-party system is a type of sovereign state in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution. All other parties ...
, winning a second non-consecutive term as Governor of South Carolina.
Democratic primary
The
South Carolina Democratic Party
The South Carolina Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina.
History
The Democratic Party thrived during the Second Party System between 183 ...
held their
primary for governor in the summer of 1942. The race was between former Governor
Olin D. Johnston and
Wyndham Meredith Manning
Wyndham Meredith Manning (1890–1967) was a South Carolina politician. Manning served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and was appointed Superintendent of the state's prison system by then Governor Strom Thurmond in 1947, serving i ...
, the third attempt for both candidates. Olin Johnston emerged victorious in a tight race 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 3, 1942 and Olin D. Johnston was elected the next
governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a
non-presidential election and few contested races,
turnout was much lower than the Democratic primary election.
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Democratic hold
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See also
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Governor of South Carolina
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List of governors of South Carolina
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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 ...
References
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*"Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." ''Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina''. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1943, p. 11.
External links
SCIway Biography of Governor Olin Dewitt Talmadge Johnston
{{DEFAULTSORT:South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1942
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
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Gubernatorial
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1942 United States gubernatorial elections
November 1942 events