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1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election
country	South Carolina
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1962 South Carolina gubernatorial election
previous_year	1962
next_election	1970 South Carolina gubernatorial election
next_year	1970
election_date	November 8, 1966
image1	Image:An undated portrait of South Carolina Governor Robert E. McNair.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Robert Evander McNair
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	255,854
percentage1	58.2%
image2	File:Joseph O. Rogers.jpg
nominee2	Joseph O. Rogers Jr.
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	184,088
percentage2	41.8%
map_image	1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	220px
map_caption	County results
McNair:
Rogers:
title	Governor
before_election	Robert Evander McNair
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Robert Evander McNair
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

McNair:
Rogers: The 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina, US. It marked the first time since the gubernatorial election of 1938 that the Democratic candidate faced opposition from a Republican candidate. Governor Robert Evander McNair prevailed as the winner of the election and continued as the 108th governor of South Carolina, but Joseph O. Rogers, Jr. had a respectable showing for the first Republican candidate in 28 years.

Primaries

Both Governor McNair and Joseph O. Rogers, Jr. faced no opposition in their party's primaries which allowed both candidates to concentrate solely on the general election.

General election

Candidates

Robert Evander McNair, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
Joseph O. Rogers Jr., State Representative from Clarendon County (Republican)

The general election was held on November 8, 1966, and Robert Evander McNair was elected to continue his term as governor of South Carolina. Turnout was the highest for any gubernatorial election since because it was the first time in 90 years that there was a competitive gubernatorial election.

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1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county.

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References

"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: 1967, p. 18.

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