| Notes: Prince Preston was declared the winner of the Democrat primary because of the County Unit Rule. Preston won 24 units; Hugh Peterson won 22 units. |
| County | Prince Preston (D) |
H.W. Sheppard (I) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 20,937 | 99.9% | 27 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 20,910 | 20,964 | |||||||||||
| Total R vote: 0 (0.0%) Total D vote: 20,937 (99.9%) Total Other vote: 27 (0.1%) | |||||||||||||||||||
| * incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||
| Republican Primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
No Republican primary | |||
| Democrat Primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1 | Prince Preston | 36,612 | 45.0% |
| 2 | Hugh Peterson* | 41,350 | 50.9% |
| 3 | Charles Cochran | 3,332 | 4.1% |
| TOTAL VOTES | 81,294 | ||