| Election Name: | 1908 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Flag Year: | 1908 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Party Name: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Previous Election: | 1906 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1906 |
| Next Election: | 1910 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1910 |
| Image1: | File:Martin Frederick Ansel.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Martin Frederick Ansel |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 62,867 |
| Percentage1: | 59.9% |
| Candidate2: | Cole Blease |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 42,100 |
| Percentage2: | 40.1% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Martin Frederick Ansel |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Martin Frederick Ansel |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1908 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor Martin Frederick Ansel faced state senator Coleman Livingston Blease in the Democratic primary and emerged victorious to win a second two-year term as governor.
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.
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Martin Frederick Ansel | 62,867 | 59.9 |
| 42,100 | 40.1 | |
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.
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-