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1894 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1894 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

John Gary Evans won the 1894 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election. John Gary Evans received 39,507 popular votes (69.6%). The main challenger was Sampson Pope (30.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and Pope

Evans +39.2 pts · won by 22,229 votes
John Gary EvansDemocraticWINNER69.6%
39,507 votes
Sampson PopeIndependent30.4%
17,278 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.