1918 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1918 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary

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Candidate  | Robert A. Cooper | John Gardiner Richards Jr. | Andrew Bethea
Party  | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic
Popular vote  | 61,900 | 31,230  | 10,362
Percentage  | 57.9% | 29.2%  | 9.7%

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| Governor of South Carolina before election

Richard Manning III
Democratic

| Elected Governor of South Carolina

Robert Archer Cooper
Democratic

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The 1918 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Robert Archer Cooper emerged from the crowded Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the one-party state's general election to become the 93rd governor of South Carolina.

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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* Andrew Bethea, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
* Robert Archer Cooper, former State Representative from Laurens and candidate for Governor in 1914 and 1916
* John M. DesChamps, candidate for Governor in 1916
* John T. Duncan, perennial candidate
* John L. McLaurin, planter and former U.S. Senator (1897–1903) and State Senator from Bennettsville (1913–1914)
* John Gardiner Richards Jr., former State Representative from Liberty Hill, Kershaw County and candidate for Governor in 1910 and 1914

### Campaign

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The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on August 27 and progressive reformer Robert Archer Cooper emerged as the winner in a crowded field. He garnered more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary election and was able to avoid a runoff election.

### Results

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Democratic Primary

Candidate  | Votes  | %
Robert Archer Cooper | 61,900 | 57.9
John Gardiner Richards, Jr. | 31,230  | 29.2
Andrew J. Bethea  | 10,362  | 9.7
John L. McLaurin | 1,584  | 1.5
John T. Duncan  | 1,256  | 1.2
John M. DesChamps  | 496  | 0.5

## General election

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The general election was held on November 5, 1918, and Robert Archer Cooper 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.

South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1918  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Robert Archer Cooper | 25,267  | 100.0  | +2.1
Majority | 25,267  | 100.0  | +3.9
Turnout | 25,267  |  |
| Democratic hold

## See also

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* Governor of South Carolina
* List of governors of South Carolina
* South Carolina gubernatorial elections

## References

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* "Primary Election Results Declared". The News and Courier. September 4, 1918. p. 2.
* Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876–1962. pp. 33–34.
* "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 II. Columbia, South Carolina: 1919, p. 34.

## External links

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* SCIway Biography of Robert Archer Cooper

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1916 | South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by
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