1958 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1958 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff South Carolina presidential no 1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1954 1962 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1962 November 4, 1958 Image:Fritz Hollings (SC).png 150x150px Fritz Hollings Democratic Party (United States) 190,691 56.78% Image:DonaldRussell.jpg Donald S. Russell Democratic Party (United States) 145,162 43.22% 1958 South Carolina gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsHollings: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Russell: #d3bc5f 50–60% Governor George Timmerman Democratic Party (United States) Fritz Hollings Democratic Party (United States) The 1958 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Ernest Hollings won the Democratic primary against rival Donald S. Russell and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 106th governor. Democratic primary Candidates Fritz Hollings, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and former State Representative from Charleston, later elected to the US Senate in 1966. William C. Johnston Donald S. Russell, former President of the University of South Carolina and Assistant United States Secretary of State for Administration The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1958 and it became a heated contest between Lieutenant Governor Ernest Hollings and the former president of the University of South Carolina, Donald S. Russell. Hollings emerged victorious from the runoff and effectively became the next governor of South Carolina because there was no opposition in the general election. Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Ernest Hollings 158,159 41.9 Donald S. Russell 132,099 35.0 William C. Johnston 86,981 23.1 Results Democratic Primary RunoffCandidateVotes%±% Ernest Hollings 190,691 56.8 +14.9 Donald S. Russell 145,162 43.2 +8.2 General election The general election was held on November 4, 1958 and Ernest Hollings 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, 1958 Democratic Party (United States) Ernest Hollings 77,714 99.97 0.0 No party Write-Ins 26 0.03 0.0 77,688 99.94 0.0 77,740 14.5 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876–1962 48–49 "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: 1959, p. 8. External links SCIway Biography of Governor Ernest Frederick Hollings 1954 South Carolina gubernatorial elections 1962 1958 1958 Category:1958 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:November 1958 in the United States