1966_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election

1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election

1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election

Election

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.

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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.

General election

Candidates

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.

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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

See also

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, South Carolina: 1967, p. 18.
Preceded by
1962		 South Carolina gubernatorial elections Succeeded by
1970
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