The 1930 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930, to select the

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of the state of

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. Ibra Charles Blackwood won the contested Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 97th governor of South Carolina.

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Ibra Charles Blackwood, attorney, former State Representative from

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and candidate for Governor in 1926 *R. Beverly Herbert * Olin D. Johnston, State Representative from

*William H. Keith *

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, former U.S. Representative from Lexington *John J. McMahan *W.W. Smoak *Ashton H. Williams The

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held their

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for governor in the summer of 1930 and it attracted many

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because of the change in 1926 to the South Carolina constitution providing for a four-year term. Blackwood emerged victorious from the closely contested runoff against Olin D. Johnston and effectively became the next governor of South Carolina because there was no opposition in the general election.

General election

The general election was held on November 4, 1930, and Ibra Charles Blackwood was elected the next

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without opposition on account of South Carolina's effective status as a

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. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was the second lowest ever for a

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References

* *"Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." ''Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina''. Volume I. Columbia, South Carolina: 1931, p. 10.

External links

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November 1930 in the United States

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

See also

References

External links