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Election
1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election
County resultsBeasley : 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%Theodore : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
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 .
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.
General election
Polling
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.
1994 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county. 60%-64% won by Beasley
55%-59% won by Beasley
50%-54% won by Beasley
<50% won by Beasley
<50% won by Theodore
50%-54% won by Theodore
55%-59% won by Theodore
60%-64% won by Theodore
65+% won by Theodore
See also
References
State Election Commission (1995). South Carolina Election Report 1994–1995 . Columbia, South Carolina: The Commission. p. 26.
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