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.

Democratic primary

The 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.

1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election

General election

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.

1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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See also

Governor of South Carolina

List of governors of South Carolina

South Carolina gubernatorial elections

South Carolina United States Senate election, 1954

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 I. Columbia, South Carolina: 1955, p. 9.

1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election

External links

SCIway Biography of Governor George Bell Timmerman

1954

1954 United States gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial

November 1954 events in the United States