1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for South Carolina Governor
Governor · South Carolina
Carroll Campbell (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Mike Daniel (D) by 3.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Carroll CampbellRepublican · winner
51.6%384,565
Mike DanielDemocrat
48.4%361,325
745,890 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET