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The 1930 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. 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 Spartanburg and candidate for Governor in 1926
- R. Beverly Herbert
- Olin D. Johnston, State Representative from Spartanburg
- William H. Keith
- A. Frank Lever, former U.S. Representative from Lexington
- John J. McMahan
- W.W. Smoak
- Ashton H. Williams
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1930 and it attracted many politicians 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.
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Olin D. Johnston | 58,653 | 24.9 |
| Ibra Charles Blackwood | 43,859 | 18.6 |
| Asbury Francis Lever | 39,477 | 16.7 |
| Ashton H. Williams | 36,488 | 15.5 |
| William H. Keith | 28,780 | 12.2 |
| R. Beverly Herbert | 17,102 | 7.3 |
| W.W. Smoak | 10,193 | 4.3 |
| John J. McMahan | 1,113 | 0.5 |
| Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ibra Charles Blackwood | 118,721 | 50.2 | +31.6 |
| Olin D. Johnston | 117,752 | 49.8 | +24.9 |
General election
The general election was held on November 4, 1930, and Ibra Charles Blackwood was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition on account of South Carolina's effective status as a one-party state. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was the second lowest ever for a gubernatorial election in South Carolina.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ibra Charles Blackwood | 17,790 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 17,790 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 17,790 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of governors of South Carolina
- South Carolina gubernatorial elections
References
- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876–1962. pp. 38–40.
- "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.
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| Preceded by 1926 |
South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1934 |