South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1966

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The 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. It marked the first time since the gubernatorial election of 1876 that the Democratic candidate faced opposition from a Republican candidate. Governor Robert Evander McNair prevailed as the winner of the election and continued as the 108th governor of South Carolina, but Joseph O. Rogers, Jr. had a respectable showing for the first Republican candidate in 90 years.

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

[edit] Primaries

Both Governor McNair and Joseph O. Rogers, Jr. faced no opposition in their party's primaries which allowed both candidates to concentrate solely on the general election.

[edit] General Election

The general election was held on November 8, 1966 and Robert Evander McNair was elected to continue his term as governor of South Carolina. Turnout was the highest for any gubernatorial election since because it was the first time in 90 years that there was a competitive gubernatorial election.

South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Evander McNair	255,854	58.2	-41.8
	Republican	Joseph O. Rogers, Jr.	184,088	41.8	+41.8
Majority			71,766	16.4	-83.6
Turnout			439,942	49.5	+11.4
	Democratic hold

1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county. 65+% won by McNair 60%-64% won by McNair 55%-59% won by McNair 50%-54% won by McNair 50%-54% won by Rogers

[edit] See also

[edit] References

"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 II. Columbia, SC: 1967, p. 18.