1934 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1934 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Olin D. Johnston won the contested Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 98th governor of South Carolina.

Candidates

 * Cole L. Blease, former Governor (191115) and United States Senator (192531)
 * Kemper Cooke
 * Olin D. Johnston, former State Representative from Spartanburg and candidate for Governor in 1930
 * Wyndham Meredith Manning, State Representative from Stateburg and son of former Governor Richard Irvine Manning III
 * L.B. Owens
 * Thomas B. Pearce
 * James O. Sheppard
 * C.E. Sloan

The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1934 and it attracted many politicians because of the change in 1926 to the South Carolina constitution providing for a four-year term. Johnston emerged victorious from the runoff against former Governor Cole Blease and ran without opposition on account of South Carolina's effective status as a one-party state.

General election
The general election was held on November 6, 1934, and Olin D. Johnston was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much lower than the Democratic primary election.

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