The 1914 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914, to select the

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of the state of

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Richard Irvine Manning III Richard Irvine Manning III (August 15, 1859 – September 11, 1931) was an American politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. He served as a state legislator and as the 92nd governor of South Carolina. Biography Richard Irvine Manning I ...

emerged from the crowded Democratic primary to win in the runoff and overwhelmingly won the effectively

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's general election to become the 92nd governor of South Carolina.

Democratic primary

The

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held their primary for governor on August 25 and progressive reformer

emerged as the winner in a crowded field. He garnered the support from the candidates eliminated in the runoff election and was able to score a decisive victory over John Gardiner Richards, Jr., the candidate favored by former governor

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, on September 8.

General election

The general election was held on November 3, 1914, and Richard Irvine Manning III was elected the next

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. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much less than the previous gubernatorial election. , - , , colspan=5 , Democratic hold , -

References

* * *"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." ''Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina''. Volume IV. Columbia, SC: 1915, p. 339. * *

External links

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November 1914 events

Democratic primary

General election

See also

References

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