South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1920

South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1920

The 1920 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor Robert Archer Cooper faced no opposition in the Democratic primary nor the general election to win a second two-year term as governor.

Democratic Primary

Governor Robert Archer Cooper faced no opposition from South Carolina Democrats and avoided a primary election.

General Election

The general election was held on November 2, 1920 and Robert Archer Cooper was reelected governor of South Carolina without opposition. Turnout increased over the previous gubernatorial election because there was also a presidential election on the ballot.

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Robert Archer Cooper
votes = 58,050
percentage = 100.0
change = 0.0
Election box majority
votes = 58,050
percentage = 100.0
change = 0.0
Election box turnout
votes = 58,050
percentage =
change =

colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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frame|300px|none|1920 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county.

ee also

*Governor of South Carolina
*List of Governors of South Carolina
*South Carolina gubernatorial elections

References

*"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, SC: 1921, p. 61.

External links

* [http://www.sciway.net/hist/governors/cooper.html SCIway Biography of Robert Archer Cooper]

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