1924 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1924 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor Thomas Gordon McLeod won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election being reelected for a second two-year term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

John T. Duncan, Columbia attorney and perennial candidate
Thomas Gordon McLeod, incumbent Governor since 1923

Campaign

The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1924 and Governor McLeod was able to avoid a runoff election by obtaining over 50% of the vote in the primary election against J.T. Duncan.

Results

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Thomas Gordon McLeod	125,364	61.5
John T. Duncan	78,643	38.5

General election

The general election was held on November 4, 1924, and Thomas McLeod was reelected governor of South Carolina without opposition on account of South Carolina's single party government. Turnout increased by approximately 50% over the election in 1922 because there was also a presidential election.

South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas Gordon McLeod (incumbent)	53,345	100.0	0.0
Majority			53,345	100.0	0.0
Turnout			53,345
	Democratic hold

65+% won by McLeod

References

Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876–1962. p. 36.
"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, South Carolina: 1925, p. 58.

External links

SCIway Biography of Governor Thomas Gordon McLeod

Preceded by 1922	South Carolina gubernatorial elections	Succeeded by 1926