1888 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1888 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial convention

← 1886 November 6, 1888 1890 →
 
Nominee John Peter Richardson III Joseph Haynsworth Earle
Party Democratic Democratic
Delegate count 190 116
Percentage 61.7% 37.9%

Governor before election

John Peter Richardson III
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Peter Richardson III
Democratic

The 1888 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. John Peter Richardson III was renominated by the Democrats and was reelected for a second two-year term.