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The1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, to select thegovernor of the state ofSouth Carolina.George Bell Timmerman won theDemocratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the105th governor of South Carolina.
TheSouth Carolina Democratic Party held theirprimary for governor in the summer of 1954.George Bell Timmerman was the currentLieutenant Governor of South Carolina and only faced nominal opposition in the Democratic primary.
| Democratic Primary | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Bell Timmerman | 185,541 | 61.3 |
| Lester L. Bates | 116,942 | 38.7 |
The general election was held on November 2, 1954, and George Bell Timmerman was elected the nextgovernor of South Carolina without opposition.Turnout was much higher than the previous gubernatorial election because there was an extremely competitiveSenate race on the ballot, featuring former governorStrom Thurmond.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | George Bell Timmerman | 214,204 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 214,196 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 214,212 | ||||
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| Preceded by 1950 | South Carolina gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1958 |
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