The 1902 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Duncan Clinch Heyward won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election to become the 88th governor of South Carolina.
1902 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff
^Lander, Ernest: A History of South Carolina 1865-1960, page 47. University of South Carolina Press, 1970.
Referencesedit
Lander, Ernest McPherson Jr. (1970). A History of South Carolina, 1865–1960. University of South Carolina Press. p. 47. ISBN0-87249-169-2.
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876–1962. pp. 22–24.
"State Primary Election". The News and Courier. August 30, 1902. p. 1.
"Now We Know Who is Who!". The News and Courier. September 12, 1902. p. 1.
"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.
1902, south, carolina, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1902, select, governor, state, south, carolina, duncan, clinch, heyward, democratic, primary, unopposed, general, election, become, 88th, governor, south, carolina, 1902, south, carolina, democrat. The 1902 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4 1902 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina Duncan Clinch Heyward won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election to become the 88th governor of South Carolina 1902 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff 1900 September 9 1902 1902 09 09 1904 Candidate Duncan Heyward W Jasper TalbertParty Democratic DemocraticPopular vote 50 662 40 490Percentage 55 6 44 4 Governor before electionMiles Benjamin McSweeneyDemocratic Elected Governor Duncan Clinch HeywardDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 2 General election 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksDemocratic primary editThe South Carolina Democratic Party 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 on September 9 came as a surprise because Heyward was relatively unknown outside of Colleton County Heyward an aristocratic planter attributed his win due to running a clean and sincere campaign 1 Democratic PrimaryCandidate Votes Duncan Clinch Heyward 36 551 38 3W Jasper Talbert 18 218 19 1Martin Frederick Ansel 17 685 18 6James H Tillman 16 398 17 2W H Timmerman 6 515 6 8Democratic Primary RunoffCandidate Votes Duncan Clinch Heyward 50 662 55 6 17 3W Jasper Talbert 40 490 44 4 25 3General election editThe 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 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election 1902 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Duncan Clinch Heyward 31 817 100 0 0 0Majority 31 817 100 0 0 0Turnout 31 817Democratic hold 65 won by HeywardSee also editGovernor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial electionsNotes edit Lander Ernest A History of South Carolina 1865 1960 page 47 University of South Carolina Press 1970 References editLander Ernest McPherson Jr 1970 A History of South Carolina 1865 1960 University of South Carolina Press p 47 ISBN 0 87249 169 2 Jordan Frank E The Primary State A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina 1876 1962 pp 22 24 State Primary Election The News and Courier August 30 1902 p 1 Now We Know Who is Who The News and Courier September 12 1902 p 1 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 editSCIway Biography of Duncan Clinch HeywardPreceded by1900 South Carolina gubernatorial elections Succeeded by1904 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1902 South Carolina gubernatorial election amp oldid 1176681467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
