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Elections / 1986 · Governor · SC

Carroll Campbell won South Carolina's 1986 governor's race.

Carroll Campbell (Republican) led by 3.1 points statewide.

Statewide result
South Carolina 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Carroll CampbellRRepublican384,56551.0%
Michael R. DanielDDemocratic361,32847.9%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1984R+28.0Governor 1986R+3.1vs. baselineD+24.9

South Carolina's 1986 governor race ran 24.9 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 1986SC