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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Coleman Livingston Blease entered the State Democratic Primary for governor as the only opposition to incumbent Governor Martin Frederick Ansel . The voters saw no reason to not give Ansel another term for governor and Blease was defeated rather decisively on August 25 .




GENERAL ELECTION

The general election was held on November 3 , 1908 and Martin Frederick Ansel was reelected Governor Of South Carolina without opposition. Turnout increased over the Previous Gubernatorial Election because there was also a Presidential Election on the ballot.

  party Democratic Party (United States)
  candidate Martin Frederick Ansel
  votes 61,060
  percentage 1000
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  votes 61,060
  percentage 1000
  change 00


  votes 61,060


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