The 1922 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922, to select the

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of the state of

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. Thomas Gordon McLeod won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 95th governor of South Carolina.

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Cole L. Blease, former Governor of South Carolina (191115) *J.J. Cantey *William Coleman *John T. Duncan, perennial candidate *George K. Laney * Thomas Gordon McLeod, former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina (190711)

Campaign

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held their

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for governor in the summer of 1922 and it shaped up to be a heated contest between Thomas Gordon McLeod and former Governor Cole Blease. McLeod emerged victorious from the runoff and effectively became the next governor of South Carolina because there was no opposition in the general election on account of South Carolina's status as an effective

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Results

Runoff results

General election

The general election was held on November 7, 1922, and Thomas McLeod was elected the next

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without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was approximately half of that for 1920. , - , , colspan=5 , Democratic hold , -

References

*"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 I. Columbia, South Carolina: 1923, p. 57. *

External links

SCIway Biography of Thomas Gordon McLeod
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November 1922 in the United States