1990Final results
1990 election for South Carolina Governor
Governor · South Carolina
Carroll Campbell (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Theo Mitchell (D) by 42.8 points.
Carroll CampbellRepublican · winner
71.4%528,831
Theo MitchellDemocrat
28.6%212,034
740,865 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET