1900 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:election
gptkbp:aftermath Ellerbe's_policies_implemented
gptkbp:campaigns economic development
education reform
white supremacy
gptkbp:controversy none reported
gptkbp:electionYear general election
November 6, 1900
Democratic_victory
Ellerbe's_administration_began
Ellerbe's_campaign
Ellerbe_vs._Sheppard
Ellerbe_won_by_a_large_margin
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty gptkb:John_C._Sheppard
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:historicalContext post-Reconstruction_era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance solidified_Democratic_control
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1900 South Carolina gubernatorial election
gptkbp:location gptkb:Columbia,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:William_H._Ellerbe
gptkb:John_C._Sheppard
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
Populist Party
yes
gptkbp:politicalRole influenced future elections
gptkbp:precededBy 1898 South Carolina gubernatorial election
gptkbp:result William_H._Ellerbe_elected_governor
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_Democratic_dominance_in_the_South
gptkbp:succeededBy 1902 South Carolina gubernatorial election
gptkbp:userDemographics predominantly white
gptkbp:voterTurnout unknown
secret ballot
white males only
gptkbp:winner gptkb:William_H._Ellerbe
gptkbp:year 1900