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
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.
"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.