1962 United States Senate election in South Carolina

none March 2026 August 2017 1962 United States Senate election in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1956 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1956 1966 United States Senate special election in South Carolina 1966 (special) November 6, 1962 File:Olin D. Johnston, seated portrait (cropped).jpg 150x150px Olin D. Johnston Democratic Party (United States) 178,712 57.16% File:William D. Workman in 1962 (cropped).jpg W. D. Workman Jr. Republican Party (United States) 133,930 42.84% U.S. Senator 1962 United States Senate election in South Carolina results map by county.svg County resultsJohnston: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Workman: #e27f7f 50–60% 250px Olin D. Johnston Democratic Party (US) Olin D. Johnston Democratic Party (US) The 1962 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 6, 1962, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Senator Olin D. Johnston defeated Governor Fritz Hollings in the Democratic primary and Republican W. D. Workman Jr. in the general election. Democratic primary The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary on June 12, 1962. Olin D. Johnston, the incumbent Senator, faced stiff competition from Governor Fritz Hollings who argued that Johnston was too liberal and not representative of South Carolina interests. Johnston merely told the voters that he was doing what he thought was best for the agriculture and textile workers of the state. Hollings was decisively defeated by Johnston because Johnston used his position as Post Office and Civil Service Committee to build 40 new post offices in the state and thus demonstrate the pull he had in Washington to bring home the bacon. South Carolina U.S. Senate Primary Election, 1962 Democratic Party (United States) Olin D. Johnston (incumbent) 216,918 66.3 Democratic Party (United States) Fritz Hollings 110,023 33.7 Republican primary W. D. Workman Jr., a correspondent for the News and Courier, faced no opposition from South Carolina Republicans and avoided a primary election. General election campaign Both Johnston and Workman supported segregation, so the campaign centered on the economic issues of the state. Workman tried to persuade the voters that Johnston's policies were socialist and that he was too closely aligned with the Kennedy administration. Johnston was a consistent supporter of socialized health care proposals and Workman was able to win considerable support from the medical establishment. However, the state's citizens were much poorer than that of the rest of the nation and Johnston's class based appeals made him a very popular figure for the downtrodden of both the white and black races. The competitive nature of this race foresaw the eventual rise of the Republican Party and that South Carolinians were growing increasingly suspicious of policies generated at the federal level. Election results South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1962 Democratic Party (United States) Olin D. Johnston (incumbent) 178,712 57.16% -25.05% Republican Party (United States) W. D. Workman Jr. 133,930 42.84% +25.09% No party Write-Ins 5 0.00% N/A 44,782 14.32% -50.14% 312,647 46.9 +8.8 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold See also List of United States senators from South Carolina United States Senate elections, 1962 United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 1956 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, SC: 1963, p. 6. Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 83 Kalk Bruce H. The Origins of the Southern Strategy: Two-Party Competition in South 2001 Lexington Books 56–61 Veteran's Viciory http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869949,00.html?iid=chix-sphere https://web.archive.org/web/20121022195421/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869949,00.html?iid=chix-sphere dead October 22, 2012 Time June 22, 1962 February 9, 2008 South C 1962 Category:1962 South Carolina elections