1974-11-04 Gubernatorial Election Results for South Carolina

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County	Turnout	James Edwards (R)		W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)		Peggy Jennings (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Abbeville	32%	891	19.6%	3,597	79.1%	61	1.3%	0	0.0%	-2,706	4,549
Aiken	31%	9,141	46.6%	10,194	51.9%	288	1.5%	0	0.0%	-1,053	19,623
Allendale	43%	982	37.0%	1,629	61.4%	42	1.6%	0	0.0%	-647	2,653
Anderson	26%	7,597	38.3%	12,002	60.5%	243	1.2%	0	0.0%	-4,405	19,842
Bamberg	36%	1,689	43.9%	2,085	54.2%	70	1.8%	0	0.0%	-396	3,844
Barnwell	38%	1,784	41.4%	2,483	57.6%	47	1.1%	0	0.0%	-699	4,314
Beaufort	20%	4,318	58.1%	3,017	40.6%	95	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,301	7,430
Berkeley	25%	5,869	55.5%	4,609	43.6%	91	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,260	10,569
Calhoun	35%	1,196	47.2%	1,314	51.8%	25	1.0%	0	0.0%	-118	2,535
Charleston	29%	32,387	65.2%	16,560	33.3%	760	1.5%	0	0.0%	15,827	49,707
Cherokee	27%	2,757	42.0%	3,723	56.8%	80	1.2%	0	0.0%	-966	6,560
Chester	29%	2,129	38.3%	3,370	60.6%	58	1.0%	0	0.0%	-1,241	5,557
Chesterfield	24%	1,776	32.7%	3,548	65.4%	102	1.9%	0	0.0%	-1,772	5,426
Clarendon	34%	2,196	40.1%	3,241	59.2%	37	0.7%	0	0.0%	-1,045	5,474
Colleton	31%	3,138	54.8%	2,544	44.5%	41	0.7%	0	0.0%	594	5,723
Darlington	30%	5,257	50.1%	4,975	47.4%	253	2.4%	0	0.0%	282	10,485
Dillon	26%	2,015	43.8%	2,511	54.6%	75	1.6%	0	0.0%	-496	4,601
Dorchester	35%	5,015	55.9%	3,841	42.8%	117	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,174	8,973
Edgefield	36%	1,069	28.6%	2,657	71.0%	16	0.4%	0	0.0%	-1,588	3,742
Fairfield	32%	1,393	34.4%	2,619	64.6%	43	1.1%	0	0.0%	-1,226	4,055
Florence	32%	10,933	55.2%	8,705	43.9%	176	0.9%	0	0.0%	2,228	19,814
Georgetown	35%	3,346	43.1%	4,347	56.0%	64	0.8%	0	0.0%	-1,001	7,757
Greenville	25%	29,337	67.6%	13,267	30.6%	767	1.8%	0	0.0%	16,070	43,371
Greenwood	33%	2,302	19.6%	9,387	79.7%	84	0.7%	0	0.0%	-7,085	11,773
Hampton	34%	1,558	44.1%	1,952	55.3%	23	0.7%	0	0.0%	-394	3,533
Horry	30%	7,672	48.2%	8,049	50.5%	206	1.3%	0	0.0%	-377	15,927
Jasper	28%	723	32.9%	1,443	65.6%	33	1.5%	0	0.0%	-720	2,199
Kershaw	39%	5,601	61.3%	3,345	36.6%	196	2.1%	0	0.0%	2,256	9,142
Lancaster	31%	4,130	44.6%	4,964	53.6%	166	1.8%	0	0.0%	-834	9,260
Laurens	23%	3,581	46.3%	4,027	52.0%	134	1.7%	0	0.0%	-446	7,742
Lee	45%	2,283	45.7%	2,655	53.2%	55	1.1%	0	0.0%	-372	4,993
Lexington	36%	17,527	69.6%	7,094	28.2%	559	2.2%	0	0.0%	10,433	25,180
Marion	27%	2,234	41.8%	3,005	56.3%	102	1.9%	0	0.0%	-771	5,341
Marlboro	26%	1,773	39.8%	2,614	58.6%	70	1.6%	0	0.0%	-841	4,457
McCormick	40%	300	15.4%		84.2%	8	0.4%	0	0.0%	-1,346	1,954
Newberry	37%	2,815	37.0%	4,667	61.4%	119	1.6%	0	0.0%	-1,852	7,601
Oconee	26%	2,685	35.6%	4,742	62.9%	116	1.5%	0	0.0%	-2,057	7,543
Orangeburg	33%	7,357	46.8%	8,226	52.3%	149	0.9%	0	0.0%	-869	15,732
Pickens	24%	6,315	56.9%	4,610	41.6%	170	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,705	11,095
Richland	30%	26,003	51.7%	23,086	45.9%	1,226	2.4%	0	0.0%	2,917	50,315
Saluda	38%	1,308	35.9%	2,283	62.6%	54	1.5%	0	0.0%	-975	3,645
Spartanburg	23%	15,474	54.3%	12,449	43.7%	580	2.0%	0	0.0%	3,025	28,503
Sumter	22%	5,918	53.4%	5,047	45.6%	109	1.0%	0	0.0%	871	11,074
Union	33%	2,651	40.4%	3,815	58.1%	102	1.6%	0	0.0%	-1,164	6,568
Williamsburg	44%	3,737	39.7%	5,627	59.7%	59	0.6%	0	0.0%	-1,890	9,423
York	23%	5,947	43.7%	7,367	54.2%	281	2.1%	0	0.0%	-1,420	13,595
TOTAL	31%	266,109	50.9%	248,938	47.6%	8,152	1.6%	0	0.0%	17,171	523,199
Total R vote: 266,109 (50.9%)      Total D vote: 248,938 (47.6%)      Total Other vote: 8,152 (1.6%)
* incumbent

1974 Governor, Abbeville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	891	19.6%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,597	79.1%
Peggy Jennings (I)	61	1.3%
TOTAL	4,549
Turnout: 32%

1974 Governor, Aiken County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	9,141	46.6%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	10,194	51.9%
Peggy Jennings (I)	288	1.5%
TOTAL	19,623
Turnout: 31%

1974 Governor, Allendale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	982	37.0%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	1,629	61.4%
Peggy Jennings (I)	42	1.6%
TOTAL	2,653
Turnout: 43%

1974 Governor, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	7,597	38.3%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	12,002	60.5%
Peggy Jennings (I)	243	1.2%
TOTAL	19,842
Turnout: 26%

1974 Governor, Bamberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	1,689	43.9%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	2,085	54.2%
Peggy Jennings (I)	70	1.8%
TOTAL	3,844
Turnout: 36%

1974 Governor, Barnwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	1,784	41.4%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	2,483	57.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	47	1.1%
TOTAL	4,314
Turnout: 38%

1974 Governor, Beaufort County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	4,318	58.1%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,017	40.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	95	1.3%
TOTAL	7,430
Turnout: 20%

1974 Governor, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	5,869	55.5%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	4,609	43.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	91	0.9%
TOTAL	10,569
Turnout: 25%

1974 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	1,196	47.2%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	1,314	51.8%
Peggy Jennings (I)	25	1.0%
TOTAL	2,535
Turnout: 35%

1974 Governor, Charleston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	32,387	65.2%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	16,560	33.3%
Peggy Jennings (I)	760	1.5%
TOTAL	49,707
Turnout: 29%

1974 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,757	42.0%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,723	56.8%
Peggy Jennings (I)	80	1.2%
TOTAL	6,560
Turnout: 27%

1974 Governor, Chester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,129	38.3%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,370	60.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	58	1.0%
TOTAL	5,557
Turnout: 29%

1974 Governor, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	1,776	32.7%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,548	65.4%
Peggy Jennings (I)	102	1.9%
TOTAL	5,426
Turnout: 24%

1974 Governor, Clarendon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,196	40.1%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,241	59.2%
Peggy Jennings (I)	37	0.7%
TOTAL	5,474
Turnout: 34%

1974 Governor, Colleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	3,138	54.8%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	2,544	44.5%
Peggy Jennings (I)	41	0.7%
TOTAL	5,723
Turnout: 31%

1974 Governor, Darlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	5,257	50.1%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	4,975	47.4%
Peggy Jennings (I)	253	2.4%
TOTAL	10,485
Turnout: 30%

1974 Governor, Dillon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,015	43.8%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	2,511	54.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	75	1.6%
TOTAL	4,601
Turnout: 26%

1974 Governor, Dorchester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	5,015	55.9%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,841	42.8%
Peggy Jennings (I)	117	1.3%
TOTAL	8,973
Turnout: 35%

1974 Governor, Edgefield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	1,069	28.6%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	2,657	71.0%
Peggy Jennings (I)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	3,742
Turnout: 36%

1974 Governor, Fairfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	1,393	34.4%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	2,619	64.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	43	1.1%
TOTAL	4,055
Turnout: 32%

1974 Governor, Florence County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	10,933	55.2%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	8,705	43.9%
Peggy Jennings (I)	176	0.9%
TOTAL	19,814
Turnout: 32%

1974 Governor, Georgetown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	3,346	43.1%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	4,347	56.0%
Peggy Jennings (I)	64	0.8%
TOTAL	7,757
Turnout: 35%

1974 Governor, Greenville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	29,337	67.6%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	13,267	30.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	767	1.8%
TOTAL	43,371
Turnout: 25%

1974 Governor, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,302	19.6%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	9,387	79.7%
Peggy Jennings (I)	84	0.7%
TOTAL	11,773
Turnout: 33%

1974 Governor, Hampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	1,558	44.1%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	1,952	55.3%
Peggy Jennings (I)	23	0.7%
TOTAL	3,533
Turnout: 34%

1974 Governor, Horry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	7,672	48.2%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	8,049	50.5%
Peggy Jennings (I)	206	1.3%
TOTAL	15,927
Turnout: 30%

1974 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	723	32.9%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	1,443	65.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	33	1.5%
TOTAL	2,199
Turnout: 28%

1974 Governor, Kershaw County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	5,601	61.3%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,345	36.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	196	2.1%
TOTAL	9,142
Turnout: 39%

1974 Governor, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	4,130	44.6%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	4,964	53.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	166	1.8%
TOTAL	9,260
Turnout: 31%

1974 Governor, Laurens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	3,581	46.3%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	4,027	52.0%
Peggy Jennings (I)	134	1.7%
TOTAL	7,742
Turnout: 23%

1974 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,283	45.7%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	2,655	53.2%
Peggy Jennings (I)	55	1.1%
TOTAL	4,993
Turnout: 45%

1974 Governor, Lexington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	17,527	69.6%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	7,094	28.2%
Peggy Jennings (I)	559	2.2%
TOTAL	25,180
Turnout: 36%

1974 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,234	41.8%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,005	56.3%
Peggy Jennings (I)	102	1.9%
TOTAL	5,341
Turnout: 27%

1974 Governor, Marlboro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	1,773	39.8%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	2,614	58.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	70	1.6%
TOTAL	4,457
Turnout: 26%

1974 Governor, McCormick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	300	15.4%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	1,646	84.2%
Peggy Jennings (I)	8	0.4%
TOTAL	1,954
Turnout: 40%

1974 Governor, Newberry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,815	37.0%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	4,667	61.4%
Peggy Jennings (I)	119	1.6%
TOTAL	7,601
Turnout: 37%

1974 Governor, Oconee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,685	35.6%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	4,742	62.9%
Peggy Jennings (I)	116	1.5%
TOTAL	7,543
Turnout: 26%

1974 Governor, Orangeburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	7,357	46.8%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	8,226	52.3%
Peggy Jennings (I)	149	0.9%
TOTAL	15,732
Turnout: 33%

1974 Governor, Pickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	6,315	56.9%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	4,610	41.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	170	1.5%
TOTAL	11,095
Turnout: 24%

1974 Governor, Richland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	26,003	51.7%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	23,086	45.9%
Peggy Jennings (I)	1,226	2.4%
TOTAL	50,315
Turnout: 30%

1974 Governor, Saluda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	1,308	35.9%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	2,283	62.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	54	1.5%
TOTAL	3,645
Turnout: 38%

1974 Governor, Spartanburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	15,474	54.3%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	12,449	43.7%
Peggy Jennings (I)	580	2.0%
TOTAL	28,503
Turnout: 23%

1974 Governor, Sumter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	5,918	53.4%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	5,047	45.6%
Peggy Jennings (I)	109	1.0%
TOTAL	11,074
Turnout: 22%

1974 Governor, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	2,651	40.4%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	3,815	58.1%
Peggy Jennings (I)	102	1.6%
TOTAL	6,568
Turnout: 33%

1974 Governor, Williamsburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	3,737	39.7%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	5,627	59.7%
Peggy Jennings (I)	59	0.6%
TOTAL	9,423
Turnout: 44%

1974 Governor, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
James Edwards (R)	5,947	43.7%
W.J. Bryan Dorn (D)	7,367	54.2%
Peggy Jennings (I)	281	2.1%
TOTAL	13,595
Turnout: 23%