1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election South Carolina presidential no 1990 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1990 1998 South Carolina gubernatorial election 1998 November 8, 1994 Image:GovernorBeasley.JPG 150x150px David Beasley Republican Party (United States) 470,756 50.41% Image:Lt. Gov. Nick Theodore of SC.jpg Nick Theodore Democratic Party (United States) 447,002 47.87% 1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsBeasley: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Theodore: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Republican Party (United States) David Beasley Republican Party (United States) The 1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. The contest featured two politicians from the Upstate and David Beasley narrowly defeated Nick Theodore to become the 113th governor of South Carolina. Democratic primary The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on August 9, 1994. Lieutenant Governor Nick Theodore, from the Upstate, emerged as the winner of the runoff election on August 23 against popular Charleston mayor Joseph P. (Joe) Riley Jr. and the three-term Attorney General of South Carolina, Thomas T. Medlock. Candidates William Holler Thomas T. Medlock, Attorney General of South Carolina Joseph P. Riley Jr., mayor of Charleston Nick Theodore, Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina Results 1994 Democratic gubernatorial primary Nick Theodore Democratic Party (US) 129,572 49.56% Joseph P. Riley Jr. Democratic Party (US) 99,967 38.24% Thomas T. Medlock Democratic Party (US) 22,468 8.59% William Holler Democratic Party (US) 9,439 3.61% 261,446 100.00% Runoff results 1994 Democratic gubernatorial runoff Nick Theodore Democratic Party (US) 113,127 50.36% 0.80 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Democratic Party (US) 111,517 49.64% 11.20 224,644 100.00% Republican primary The South Carolina Republican Party held their primary on August 9, 1994, and the contest featured state representative David Beasley from the Upstate against two Lowcountry politicians. Beasley cruised to victory and benefited from the campaign of popular Charleston mayor Joe Riley for the Democratic nomination by drawing Lowcountry voters away from the Republican primary and towards the Democratic primary. Candidates David Beasley, state representative from Society Hill Thomas Hartnett, former U.S. representative from Charleston Arthur Ravenel Jr., U.S. representative from Charleston Results 1994 Republican gubernatorial primary David Beasley Republican Party (US) 119,724 47.19% Arthur Ravenel Jr. Republican Party (US) 81,129 31.98% Thomas Hartnett Republican Party (US) 52,866 20.84% 253,719 100.00% Runoff results 1994 Republican gubernatorial runoff David Beasley Republican Party (US) 134,297 57.59% 10.40 Arthur Ravenel Jr. Republican Party (US) 98,915 42.41% 10.43 233,212 100.00% General election Polling Source Date Beasley (R) Theodore (D) The Greenville News Nov. 3, 199438% 34% Results The general election was held on November 8, 1994, and David Beasley was elected as the next governor of South Carolina in the closest election percentage wise since the disputed election of 1876. Turnout was higher than the previous gubernatorial election because of the competitive nature of the race between the two parties. South Carolina Gubernatorial Election, 1994 Republican Party (United States) David Beasley 470,756 50.41 -19.1 Democratic Party (United States) Nick Theodore 447,002 47.87 +20.1 U.S. Taxpayers Party John R. Peeples, Jr. 8,003 0.9 +0.9 New Alliance Party Wayne B. Griffin 5,875 0.6 +0.6 No party Write-Ins 2,214 0.2 -0.2 23,754 2.5 -39.2 933,850 62.3 +6.3 |- | Republican Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Republican hold |- See also Governor of South Carolina List of governors of South Carolina South Carolina gubernatorial elections References State Election Commission South Carolina Election Report 1994–1995 1995 The Commission Columbia, South Carolina 26 External links SCIway Biography of Governor David Muldrow Beasley 1990 South Carolina gubernatorial elections 1998 1994 Category:1994 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial