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Election 1896 Results

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1896 South Carolina governor election

William H. Ellerbe (Democrat) beat Sampson Pope (Republican) in South Carolina in 1896, 89.1% to 6.6%, a margin of 82.5 points and 54,992 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1894, when John Gary Evans won.

Democrats led in 36 of the 36 counties as they stood then. The largest, Spartanburg, cast 4,200 votes and went to the Democrat by 93.6 points. The closest was Beaufort, where 198 votes separated the two parties.

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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
William H. Ellerbe won Democratic 59,424 89.1%
Sampson Pope Republican 4,432 6.6%
All other candidates 2,821 4.2%
Total66,677

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Spartanburg 4,066 96.8% 134 3.2% 4,200 D+93.6
Charleston 2,809 85.6% 472 14.4% 3,281 D+71.2
Anderson 3,061 95.5% 144 4.5% 3,205 D+91.0
Orangeburg 2,622 93.9% 170 6.1% 2,792 D+87.8
Greenville 2,688 97.3% 76 2.7% 2,764 D+94.5
Abbeville 2,487 92.9% 190 7.1% 2,677 D+85.8
Barnwell 2,349 94.3% 141 5.7% 2,490 D+88.7
York 2,150 97.7% 51 2.3% 2,201 D+95.4
Marion 1,935 91.9% 171 8.1% 2,106 D+83.8
Laurens 1,858 96.0% 77 4.0% 1,935 D+92.0
Colleton 1,730 92.1% 148 7.9% 1,878 D+84.2
Aiken 1,756 96.0% 73 4.0% 1,829 D+92.0
Lexington 1,670 94.7% 94 5.3% 1,764 D+89.3
Darlington 1,620 92.9% 124 7.1% 1,744 D+85.8
Williamsburg 1,526 88.5% 199 11.5% 1,725 D+76.9
Sumter 1,570 92.0% 136 8.0% 1,706 D+84.1
Lancaster 1,574 93.6% 108 6.4% 1,682 D+87.2
Edgefield 1,534 94.5% 89 5.5% 1,623 D+89.0
Florence 1,464 91.5% 136 8.5% 1,600 D+83.0
Chesterfield 1,465 92.5% 118 7.5% 1,583 D+85.1
Newberry 1,511 96.2% 59 3.8% 1,570 D+92.5
Union 1,453 94.6% 83 5.4% 1,536 D+89.2
Oconee 1,333 94.2% 82 5.8% 1,415 D+88.4
Clarendon 1,266 92.1% 109 7.9% 1,375 D+84.1
Marlboro 1,226 91.9% 108 8.1% 1,334 D+83.8
Pickens 1,245 95.0% 65 5.0% 1,310 D+90.1
Horry 1,202 92.4% 99 7.6% 1,301 D+84.8
Chester 1,262 98.1% 25 1.9% 1,287 D+96.1
Kershaw 1,213 95.4% 58 4.6% 1,271 D+90.9
Saluda 1,230 97.5% 31 2.5% 1,261 D+95.1
Fairfield 1,078 97.0% 33 3.0% 1,111 D+94.1
Hampton 1,063 98.2% 20 1.8% 1,083 D+96.3
Richland 804 81.8% 179 18.2% 983 D+63.6
Georgetown 564 64.4% 312 35.6% 876 D+28.8
Berkeley 633 85.4% 108 14.6% 741 D+70.9
Beaufort 407 66.1% 209 33.9% 616 D+32.1

Counties as they stood in 1896; 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)