1946 South Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1946 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Strom Thurmond won the contested Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 103rd governor of South Carolina.

1946 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

September 3, 1946
 
Nominee Strom Thurmond James C. McLeod
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 144,420 109,169
Percentage 57.0% 43.0%

Governor before election

Ransome Williams
Democratic

Elected Governor

Strom Thurmond
Democratic

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