1938 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1938 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Burnet Rhett Maybank, Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, won the contested Democratic primary and defeated Republican Joseph Augustis Tolbert in the general election becoming the 99th governor of South Carolina.

1938 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

September 13, 1938
 
Nominee Burnet R. Maybank Wyndham Manning
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 163,947 149,368
Percentage 52.3% 47.7%

Governor before election

Olin D. Johnston
Democratic

Elected Governor

Burnet R. Maybank
Democratic

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