South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1950

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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.

Contents 1 Democratic Primary 2 General Election 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Democratic Primary

The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1950. 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
Bates	63,143	18.2
Pope	29,622	8.6

[edit] 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.

South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1950
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James F. Byrnes	50,633	100.0	0.0
Majority			50,633	100.0	0.0
Turnout			50,633		+90.9
	Democratic hold

[edit] See also

• Governor of South Carolina
• List of Governors of South Carolina
• South Carolina gubernatorial elections

[edit] External links

• SCIway Biography of Governor James Francis Byrnes

Preceded by: 1946

South Carolina gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by: 1954

South Carolina gubernatorial elections
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