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.
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.
"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, South Carolina: 1967, p. 18.
External linksedit
SCIway Biography of Governor Robert Evander McNair
1966, south, carolina, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1966, select, governor, state, south, carolina, marked, first, time, since, gubernatorial, election, 1938, that, democratic, candidate, faced, opposition, from, republican, candidate, governor, ro. The 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8 1966 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina US It marked the first time since the gubernatorial election of 1938 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 28 years 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1962 November 8 1966 1970 Nominee Robert Evander McNair Joseph O Rogers Jr Party Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 255 854 184 088Percentage 58 2 41 8 County resultsMcNair 50 60 60 70 70 80 Rogers 50 60 Governor before electionRobert Evander McNairDemocratic Elected Governor Robert Evander McNairDemocratic Contents 1 Primaries 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPrimaries editBoth 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 General election editCandidates edit Robert Evander McNair incumbent Governor Democratic Joseph O Rogers Jr State Representative from Clarendon County Republican 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 incumbent 255 854 58 2 41 8Republican Joseph O Rogers Jr 184 088 41 8 41 8Majority 71 766 16 4 83 6Turnout 439 942 49 5 11 4Democratic hold nbsp 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 RogersSee also editGovernor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial electionsReferences edit 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 South Carolina 1967 p 18 External links editSCIway Biography of Governor Robert Evander McNairPreceded by1962 South Carolina gubernatorial elections Succeeded by1970 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election amp oldid 1212504819, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
