South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1954

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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.

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

[edit] Democratic Primary

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
Candidate	Votes	%
George Bell Timmerman	185,541	61.3
Lester L. Bates	116,942	38.7

[edit] 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.

South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1954
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

1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county. 65+% won by Timmerman

[edit] See also

[edit] 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, SC: 1955, p. 9.