The 1950 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. James F. Byrnes won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 104th governor of South Carolina.
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The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on July 11. The race was a cakewalk for the popular James F. Byrnes as he faced minimal opposition in the Democratic primary.
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James F. Byrnes | 248,069 | 71.6 |
| Lester L. Bates | 63,143 | 18.2 |
| Thomas H. Pope Jr. | 29,622 | 8.6 |
| Marcus A. Stone | 5,495 | 1.6 |
The general election was held on November 7, 1950 and James F. Byrnes 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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James F. Byrnes | 50,633 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 50,624 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 50,642 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
| Preceded by 1946 |
South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1954 |
