| Election Name: | 1898 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1896 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1896 |
| Election Date: | September 8, 1898 |
| Next Election: | 1900 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1900 |
| Image1: | William H Ellerbe.jpg |
| Nominee1: | William Haselden Ellerbe |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 37,723 |
| Percentage1: | 53.1% |
| Nominee2: | Claudius Cyprian Featherstone |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 33,271 |
| Percentage2: | 46.9% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William Haselden Ellerbe |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William Haselden Ellerbe |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1898 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Governor William Haselden Ellerbe won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election to win a second term as governor.
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on August 30 and incumbent Governor Ellerbe was the frontrunner. Claudius Cyprian Featherstone won second place in the primary to advance to the runoff on September 8, but came up short against Ellerbe.
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| William Haselden Ellerbe | 30,101 | 38.4 |
| 17,782 | 22.7 | |
| 12,361 | 15.8 | |
| O.L. Schumpert | 8,137 | 10.4 |
| R.B. Watson | 7,560 | 9.7 |
| E.L. Archer | 2,000 | 2.5 |
| G. Walton Whitman | 367 | 0.5 |
| Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| William Haselden Ellerbe | 37,723 | 53.1 | +14.7 |
| Claudius Cyprian Featherstone | 33,271 | 46.9 | +24.2 |
The general election was held on November 8, 1898, and William Haselden Ellerbe was reelected as the governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was approximately half of that for the previous gubernatorial election.
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-