The 1898 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor William Haselden Ellerbe won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election to win a second term as governor.
Democratic primary The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on August 30 and incumbent Governor Ellerbe was the frontrunner. Claudius Cyprian Featherstone won second place in the primary to advance to the runoff on September 8, but came up short against Ellerbe.
Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% William Haselden Ellerbe 30,101 38.4 Claudius Cyprian Featherstone 17,782 22.7 George D. Tillman 12,361 15.8 O.L. Schumpert 8,137 10.4 R.B. Watson 7,560 9.7 E.L. Archer 2,000 2.5 G. Walton Whitman 367 0.5
Democratic Primary RunoffCandidateVotes%±% William Haselden Ellerbe 37,723 53.1 +14.7 Claudius Cyprian Featherstone 33,271 46.9 +24.2
General election The general election was held on November 8, 1898, and William Haselden Ellerbe was reelected as the governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was approximately half of that for the previous gubernatorial election.
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
See also Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections
References
"Election Returns." Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: The Bryan Printing Company, 1899, p. 256.
External links SCIway Biography of Governor William Haselden Ellerbe