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.
1954 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary
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.
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.
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SCIway Biography of Governor George Bell Timmerman
1954, south, carolina, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1954, select, governor, state, south, carolina, george, bell, timmerman, democratic, primary, unopposed, general, election, becoming, 105th, governor, south, carolina, 1954, south, carolina, democ. 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 1954 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary 1950 Summer 1954 1958 Nominee George Timmerman Lester L BatesParty Democratic DemocraticPopular vote 185 541 116 942Percentage 61 3 38 7 County resultsTimmerman 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Bates 50 60 80 90 Governor before electionJames F ByrnesDemocratic Elected Governor George TimmermanDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 2 General election 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDemocratic primary editThe 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 PrimaryCandidate Votes George Bell Timmerman 185 541 61 3Lester L Bates 116 942 38 7General election editThe 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 0No party Write Ins 8 0 0 0 0Majority 214 196 100 0 0 0Turnout 214 212Democratic hold 65 won by TimmermanSee also editGovernor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections South Carolina United States Senate election 1954References editJordan 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 editSCIway Biography of Governor George Bell TimmermanPreceded by1950 South Carolina gubernatorial elections Succeeded by1958 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election amp oldid 1178454920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
