1962 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1962 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary South Carolina presidential no 1958 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1958 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1966 June 12, 1962 File:DonaldRussell.jpg 150x150px Donald S. Russell Democratic Party (United States) 199,619 60.81% File:3x4.svg Burnet Maybank Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 103,015 31.38% File:3x4.svg Alfred W. Bethea Democratic Party (United States) 17,251 5.25% 1962 South Carolina gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg 220px County resultsRussell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Maybank: #d3bc5f 50–60% Governor Ernest Hollings Democratic Party (United States) Donald S. Russell Democratic Party (United States) The 1962 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Donald S. Russell won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 107th governor of South Carolina. It is the last uncontested South Carolina gubernatorial election. Democratic primary Candidates A.W. Bethea Dero Cook Milton Dukes Donald S. Russell, former president of the University of South Carolina and candidate for governor in 1958 Burnet R. Maybank Jr., lieutenant governor The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1962 and Donald S. Russell succeeded on his second attempt by easily defeating the current Lieutenant Governor and son of former governor Burnet R. Maybank. He garnered more than 50% of the vote and avoided a runoff, effectively becoming the next governor of South Carolina due to lack of opposition in the general election. 1962 South Carolina Democratic primary Democratic Party (US) Donald S. Russell 199,619 60.8% Democratic Party (US) Burnet R. Maybank Jr. 103,015 31.4% Democratic Party (US) A.W. Bethea 17,251 5.3% Democratic Party (US) Dero Cook 6,321 1.9% Democratic Party (US) Milton Dukes 2,085 0.6% General election The general election was held on November 6, 1962 and Donald S. Russell was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition. Turnout was much higher than the previous gubernatorial election because of a competitive senate race between Olin D. Johnston and W. D. Workman Jr. South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1962 Democratic Party (United States) Donald S. Russell 253,704 99.99 0.0 No party Write-Ins 17 0.01 0.0 253,687 99.98 0.0 253,721 38.1 +23.6 |- | 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 "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: 1963, p. 7. External links SCIway Biography of Governor Donald Stuart Russell 1958 South Carolina gubernatorial elections 1966 1962 1962 Category:1962 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:November 1962 in the United States