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The 1950 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. James F. Byrnes won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 104th governor of South Carolina.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lester L. Bates, Columbia insurance executive
- James F. Byrnes, former United States Secretary of State (1945–47), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1941–42), and United States Senator (1931–41)
- Thomas H. Pope, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- Marcus A. Stone
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on July 11. The race was a cakewalk for the popular James F. Byrnes as he faced minimal opposition in the Democratic primary.
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James F. Byrnes | 248,069 | 71.6 |
| Lester L. Bates | 63,143 | 18.2 |
| Thomas H. Pope | 29,622 | 8.6 |
| Marcus A. Stone | 5,495 | 1.6 |
General election
The general election was held on November 7, 1950 and James F. Byrnes was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much lower than the Democratic primary election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James F. Byrnes | 50,633 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 50,624 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 50,642 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
65+% won by Byrnes
See also
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of governors of South Carolina
- South Carolina gubernatorial elections
References
- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876–1962. pp. 46–47.
- "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina: 1951, p. 11.
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| Preceded by 1946 |
South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1954 |