1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina presidential no 1982 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1982 1990 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1990 November 4, 1986 Image:Campbell, Carroll (cropped).jpg 150x150px Carroll Campbell Republican Party (United States) 384,565 51.02% 3x4.svg Michael R. Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 361,328 47.94% 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsCampbell: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Daniel: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Richard Riley Democratic Party (United States) Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Republican Party (United States) The 1986 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Carroll A. Campbell Jr., a Republican representative of the 4th congressional district, narrowly defeated Democrat Michael R. Daniel to become the 112th governor of South Carolina and only the second Republican governor since Reconstruction. Democratic primary The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on June 10. Michael R. Daniel was declared the official candidate for the Democrats despite not obtaining 50% of the vote because second-place finisher, Winthrop University president Philip Lader, declined a runoff election. Runoff Rules It's Time To Change Them The Charlotte Observer 22 June 1986 ED Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Michael R. Daniel 156,077 47.4 Philip Lader 86,136 26.1 Frank Eppes 59,125 17.9 Hugh Leatherman 28,158 8.5 Republican primary Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. faced no opposition from South Carolina Republicans and avoided a primary election. General election The general election was held on November 4, 1986, and Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. was elected as the next governor of South Carolina in the closest election percentage wise since the disputed election of 1876. Turnout was higher than the previous gubernatorial election because of the increasingly competitive nature of the race between the two parties. South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1986 Republican Party (United States) Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. 384,565 51.02 +20.8 Democratic Party (United States) Michael R. Daniel 361,328 47.94 -21.9 Libertarian Party (US) William Griffin 4,211 0.6 +0.6 American Millard Smith 3,304 0.4 +0.4 No party Write-Ins 341 0.1 +0.1 23,237 3.1 -36.5 753,749 57.8 +3.2 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican gain from Democratic |- See also Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections References External links SCIway Biography of Governor Carroll Ashmore Campbell, Jr. 1982 South Carolina gubernatorial elections 1990 1986 Category:1986 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial