1950 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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1950 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary
Flag of South Carolina.svg
  1946 July 11, 1950 1954  
  James F. Byrnes cph.3c32232.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee James F. Byrnes Lester L. Bates Thomas H. Pope Jr.
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote248,06963,14329,622
Percentage71.8%18.2%8.6%

1950 South Carolina gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg
County results
Byrnes:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Pope:     40-50%

Governor before election

Strom Thurmond
Democratic

Elected Governor

James F. Byrnes
Democratic

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.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on July 11. The race was a cakewalk for the popular James F. Byrnes as he faced minimal opposition in the Democratic primary.

Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
James F. Byrnes 248,06971.6
Lester L. Bates 63,143 18.2
Thomas H. Pope Jr. 29,622 8.6
Marcus A. Stone 5,495 1.6

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James F. Byrnes 50,633 100.0 0.0
No party Write-Ins 90.00.0
Majority 50,624100.00.0
Turnout 50,642
Democratic hold
  65+% won by Byrnes

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Preceded by
1946
South Carolina gubernatorial elections Succeeded by
1954