<page_title> South Carolina gubernatorial elections </page_title> <section_title> Results </section_title> <table> <cell> 1926 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> John Gardiner Richards, Jr. Democrat 16,589 100% <col_header> First </col_header> </cell> </table>
At the gubernatorial election of 1926, Democrat John Gardiner Richards, Jr. received 16,589 votes.