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1990 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election?

Carroll Campbell won the 1990 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election. Carroll Campbell received 528,831 popular votes (69.5%). The main challenger was Theo Mitchell (27.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Campbell and Mitchell

Campbell +41.7 pts · won by 316,783 votes
Carroll CampbellRepublicanWINNER69.5%
528,831 votes
Theo MitchellDemocratic27.8%
212,048 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% 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.