The 1902 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902, to select the
governor
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of the state of
South Carolina
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Duncan Clinch Heyward won the
Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election to become the
88th 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 on August 26 and
Duncan Clinch Heyward emerged as the frontrunner. His victory against
W. Jasper Talbert, a congressman of the
2nd congressional district, in the
runoff
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on September 9 came as a surprise because Heyward was relatively unknown outside of
Colleton County
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. Heyward, an aristocratic planter, attributed his win due to running a "clean and sincere campaign."
[Lander, Ernest: ''A History of South Carolina 1865-1960'', page 47. University of South Carolina Press, 1970.]
General election
The general election was held on November 4, 1902, and Duncan Clinch Heyward was elected the next
governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a
non-presidential election and few contested races,
turnout was much less than the
previous gubernatorial 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 ...
Notes
References
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*"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." ''Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina''. Volume II. Columbia, South Carolina: 1903, pp. 1374–1375.
External links
SCIway Biography of Duncan Clinch Heyward
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1902 United States gubernatorial elections
1902
Events
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Gubernatorial
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November 1902 events