1938 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1938 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff South Carolina presidential no 1934 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1934 1942 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1942 September 13, 1938 x150px File:Burnet R. Maybank.jpg Burnet R. Maybank Democratic Party (United States) 163,947 52.33% File:Wyndham Manning (cropped).jpg Wyndham Manning Democratic Party (United States) 149,368 47.67% 1938 South Carolina gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMaybank: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Manning: #d3bc5f 50–60% #c8ab37 60–70% #a0892c 70–80% Governor Olin D. Johnston Democratic Party (United States) Burnet R. Maybank Democratic Party (United States) The 1938 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Burnet Rhett Maybank, Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, won the contested Democratic primary and defeated Republican Joseph Augustis Tolbert in the general election becoming the 99th governor of South Carolina. Democratic primary Candidates Ben E. Adams Neville Bennett D.T. Blackmon Cole L. Blease, former Governor (191115) and United States Senator (192531) John Hughes Cooper Francis M. Easterling Wyndham Meredith Manning, former State Representative from Stateburg and candidate for Governor in 1934 Burnet Rhett Maybank, mayor of Charleston The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on August 30 and it is noted as being the last attempt by former Governor Cole Blease at becoming governor again. Maybank, the mayor of Charleston, had the support of the Lowcountry and emerged victorious from the runoff on September 13 against Wyndham Manning because the Upstate failed to coalesce around his candidacy. Results Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Burnet Rhett Maybank 117,900 35.1 Wyndham Meredith Manning 74,356 22.1 Coleman Livingston Blease 60,823 18.1 Neville Bennett 47,882 14.2 Ben E. Adams 26,376 7.9 Francis M. Easterling 6,877 2.0 D.T. Blackmon 951 0.3 John Hughes Cooper 922 0.3 Democratic Primary RunoffCandidateVotes%±% Burnet Rhett Maybank 163,947 52.3 +17.2 Wyndham Meredith Manning 149,368 47.7 +25.6 General election The general election was held on November 8, 1938, and Burnet Rhett Maybank was elected the next governor of South Carolina against token Republican candidate Joseph Augustis Tolbert. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much lower than the Democratic primary election. The presence of even a token opposition candidate was unusual for South Carolina at the time. South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1938 Democratic Party (United States) Burnet Rhett Maybank 49,009 99.43 -0.6 Republican Party (United States) Joseph Augustis Tolbert 283 0.57 +0.6 48,726 98.85 -1.2 49,292 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- #00f 65+% won by Maybank See also Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections References The End of a Political Myth: The South Carolina Gubernatorial Campaign of 1938 Cann Marvin L. The South Carolina Historical Magazine 72 3 13949 July 1971 South Carolina Historical Society Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876–1962 41–43 "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Report of the State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, South Carolina: 1939, pp. 30–31. External links SCIway Biography of Burnet Rhett Maybank 1934 South Carolina gubernatorial elections 1942 Category:1938 United States gubernatorial elections 1938 Gubernatorial Category:November 1938 in the United States