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1890 South Carolina governor election

Benjamin Ryan Tillman (Democrat) beat A.C. Haskell (independent) in South Carolina in 1890, 79.8% to 20.0%, a margin of 59.8 points and 44,331 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1888, when John P. Richardson won.

Democrats led in 33 of the 35 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 2. The largest, Edgefield, cast 3,750 votes and went to the Democrat by 97.5 points. The closest was Sumter, where 89 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Benjamin Ryan Tillman won Democratic 59,159 79.8%
A.C. Haskell Straightout Democrat 14,828 20.0%
All other candidates 137 0.2%
Total74,124

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Edgefield 3,657 97.5% 0 0.0% 93 3,750 D+97.5
Greenville 3,399 95.0% 0 0.0% 180 3,579 D+95.0
Orangeburg 2,923 82.3% 0 0.0% 629 3,552 D+82.3
Spartanburg 2,671 82.0% 0 0.0% 588 3,259 D+82.0
Barnwell 2,338 85.3% 0 0.0% 404 2,742 D+85.3
York 2,624 96.1% 0 0.0% 107 2,731 D+96.1
Marion 1,802 70.7% 0 0.0% 747 2,549 D+70.7
Union 1,830 72.1% 0 0.0% 707 2,537 D+72.1
Berkeley 947 38.2% 0 0.0% 1,535 2,482 Others
Colleton 1,790 72.9% 0 0.0% 666 2,456 D+72.9
Abbeville 2,315 95.5% 0 0.0% 109 2,424 D+95.5
Lancaster 1,920 79.5% 0 0.0% 496 2,416 D+79.5
Aiken 2,079 87.8% 0 0.0% 290 2,369 D+87.8
Lexington 2,187 96.2% 0 0.0% 86 2,273 D+96.2
Horry 1,370 61.2% 0 0.0% 868 2,238 D+61.2
Anderson 2,043 91.5% 0 0.0% 191 2,234 D+91.5
Laurens 2,062 96.2% 0 0.0% 81 2,143 D+96.2
Newberry 1,694 83.1% 0 0.0% 345 2,039 D+83.1
Williamsburg 1,294 67.6% 0 0.0% 621 1,915 D+67.6
Richland 982 53.7% 0 0.0% 846 1,828 D+53.7
Hampton 1,548 84.7% 0 0.0% 279 1,827 D+84.7
Fairfield 995 56.3% 0 0.0% 771 1,766 D+56.3
Florence 1,237 70.7% 0 0.0% 512 1,749 D+70.7
Chester 1,489 85.9% 0 0.0% 245 1,734 D+85.9
Charleston 1,195 69.0% 0 0.0% 537 1,732 D+69.0
Chesterfield 1,459 87.0% 0 0.0% 218 1,677 D+87.0
Kershaw 1,388 83.4% 0 0.0% 277 1,665 D+83.4
Sumter 838 52.8% 0 0.0% 749 1,587 D+52.8
Oconee 1,314 86.2% 0 0.0% 210 1,524 D+86.2
Darlington 1,268 85.2% 0 0.0% 220 1,488 D+85.2
Pickens 1,392 97.0% 0 0.0% 43 1,435 D+97.0
Clarendon 1,145 86.4% 0 0.0% 180 1,325 D+86.4
Marlboro 1,026 85.9% 0 0.0% 168 1,194 D+85.9
Georgetown 663 66.7% 0 0.0% 331 994 D+66.7
Beaufort 275 30.2% 0 0.0% 636 911 Others

Counties as they stood in 1890; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Carolina governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Henry McMaster (R) R+17.4
2018 Henry McMaster (R) R+8.0
2014 Nikki R. Haley (R) R+14.5
2010 Nikki R. Haley (R) R+4.5
2006 Mark Sanford (R) R+10.3
2002 Mark Sanford (R) R+5.8
1998 James H. Hodges (D) D+8.0
1994 David Beasley (R) R+2.5
1990 Carroll Campbell (R) R+41.6
1986 Carroll Campbell (R) R+3.1
1982 Richard Riley (D) D+39.6
1978 Richard W. Riley (D) D+23.6
1974 James B. Edwards (R) R+3.3
1970 John C. West (D) D+5.9
1966 Robert Evander McNair (D) D+16.3
1962 Donald S. Russell (D) D+100.0
1958 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+100.0
1954 George Bell Timmerman (D) D+100.0
1950 James F. Byrnes (D) D+100.0
1946 James Strom Thurmond (D) D+100.0
1942 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+100.0
1938 Burnet Rhett Maybank (D) D+98.9
1934 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+100.0
1930 Ibra C. Blackwood (D) D+100.0
1926 John G. Richards (D) D+100.0
1924 Thomas G. McLeod (D) D+100.0
1922 Thomas G. McLeod (D) D+100.0
1920 Robert A. Cooper (D) D+100.0
1918 Robert A. Cooper (D) D+100.0
1916 Richard Irvine Manning III (D) D+97.9
1914 Richard Irvine Manning III (D) D+99.8
1912 Coleman L. Blease (D) D+99.5
1910 Coleman L. Blease (D) D+99.8
1908 Martin F. Ansel (D) D+100.0
1906 Martin F. Ansel (D) D+99.9
1904 Duncan C. Heyward (D) D+100.0
1902 Duncan C. Heyward (D) D+100.0
1900 Miles B. McSweeney (D) D+100.0
1898 William H. Ellerbe (D) D+100.0
1896 William H. Ellerbe (D) D+82.5
1894 John Gary Evans (D) D+69.6
1892 Benjamin Ryan Tillman (D) D+99.9
1890 Benjamin Ryan Tillman (D) D+79.8
1888 John P. Richardson (D) D+100.0
1886 John P. Richardson (D) D+100.0
1884 Hugh S. Thompson (D) D+100.0
1882 Hugh S. Thompson (D) D+79.0
1880 Johnson Hagood (D) D+96.4
1878 Wade Hampton (D) D+99.8
1876 Wade Hampton (D) D+0.6
1874 Daniel H. Chamberlain (R) R+53.9
1872 Franklin J. Moses Jr. (R) R+65.4
1870 Robert K. Scott (R) R+62.3
1868 Robert K. Scott (R) R+50.4
1865 James Lawrence Orr (other)