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1896 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1896 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

William Haselden Ellerbe won the 1896 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election. William Haselden Ellerbe received 59,424 popular votes (89.1%). The main challenger was Sampson Pope (6.6%).

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

Ellerbe +82.5 pts · won by 54,992 votes
William Haselden EllerbeDemocraticWINNER89.1%
59,424 votes
Sampson PopeRepublican6.6%
4,432 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.