1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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The 1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. George Bell Timmerman won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 105th governor of South Carolina.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lester L. Bates, Columbia insurance executive and candidate for Governor in 1950
- George Timmerman, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1954. George Bell Timmerman was the current Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and only faced nominal opposition in the Democratic primary.
| Democratic Primary | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Bell Timmerman | 185,541 | 61.3 |
| Lester L. Bates | 116,942 | 38.7 |
General election
The general election was held on November 2, 1954, and George Bell Timmerman was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition. Turnout was much higher than the previous gubernatorial election because there was an extremely competitive Senate race on the ballot, featuring former governor Strom Thurmond.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Bell Timmerman | 214,204 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 214,196 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 214,212 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
- Governor of South Carolina
- List of governors of South Carolina
- South Carolina gubernatorial elections
- South Carolina United States Senate election, 1954
References
- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876–1962. pp. 47–48.
- "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. Volume I. Columbia, South Carolina: 1955, p. 9.
External links
| Preceded by 1950 |
South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1958 |