1930 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1930 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

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Candidate Ibra Blackwood Olin Johnston
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 118,721 117,752
Percentage 50.21% 49.80%

County results
Blackwood:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Johnston:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor of South Carolina before election

John Gardiner Richards Jr.
Democratic

Elected Governor of South Carolina

Ibra Blackwood
Democratic

The 1930 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Ibra Charles Blackwood won the contested Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 97th governor of South Carolina.