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1994-11-08 Gubernatorial Election Results for South Carolina


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County Turnout David Beasley
(R)		 Nick Theodore
(D)		 John Peeples
(U.S. Taxpayers)		 Wayne Griffin
(New Alliance)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Abbeville34%2,77943.8%3,53655.7%220.3%110.2%00.0%-757 6,348
Aiken35%20,99562.8%11,98335.9%2780.8%1270.4%380.1%9,012 33,421
Allendale32%77429.6%1,76667.5%170.6%491.9%110.4%-992 2,617
Anderson33%20,09653.1%17,33045.8%2820.7%1310.3%160.0%2,766 37,855
Bamberg34%1,43634.4%2,62062.7%511.2%631.5%60.1%-1,184 4,176
Barnwell38%3,18755.0%2,48542.9%490.8%721.2%00.0%702 5,793
Beaufort33%12,35449.7%12,10448.7%2771.1%1100.4%130.1%250 24,858
Berkeley29%13,72650.2%12,88547.1%2711.0%3861.4%990.4%841 27,367
Calhoun42%2,10349.6%2,08649.2%130.3%210.5%140.3%17 4,237
Charleston33%35,33447.1%36,99549.3%8951.2%8971.2%9711.3%-1,661 75,092
Cherokee33%5,65548.9%5,78049.9%810.7%560.5%20.0%-125 11,574
Chester31%3,24644.2%3,96854.0%1041.4%340.5%00.0%-722 7,352
Chesterfield32%5,21454.8%4,20544.2%480.5%320.3%110.1%1,009 9,510
Clarendon43%4,13644.6%5,00854.0%1211.3%160.2%00.0%-872 9,281
Colleton34%3,71243.0%4,72454.8%790.9%1131.3%00.0%-1,012 8,628
Darlington35%9,62059.9%6,29639.2%670.4%720.4%70.0%3,324 16,062
Dillon34%3,28047.1%3,58651.5%891.3%60.1%00.0%-306 6,961
Dorchester33%10,87352.8%9,27645.0%1930.9%1880.9%750.4%1,597 20,605
Edgefield37%2,93352.0%2,58245.8%450.8%801.4%20.0%351 5,642
Fairfield39%2,17733.9%4,09963.8%701.1%711.1%60.1%-1,922 6,423
Florence37%18,31057.6%13,21241.6%1750.6%960.3%00.0%5,098 31,793
Georgetown35%5,82845.6%6,81953.3%810.6%380.3%160.1%-991 12,782
Greenville35%49,00353.9%41,04845.1%5380.6%2080.2%1930.2%7,955 90,990
Greenwood31%7,26151.4%6,53246.2%1230.9%2041.4%160.1%729 14,136
Hampton53%2,07728.5%5,03969.2%410.6%861.2%360.5%-2,962 7,279
Horry32%21,32451.4%19,44946.9%2600.6%4121.0%290.1%1,875 41,474
Jasper32%1,27831.9%2,60065.0%571.4%631.6%50.1%-1,322 4,003
Kershaw43%8,21155.1%6,41443.0%1641.1%510.3%710.5%1,797 14,911
Lancaster37%8,49453.8%7,04944.6%1521.0%660.4%270.2%1,445 15,788
Laurens29%6,68048.9%6,86050.2%710.5%250.2%230.2%-180 13,659
Lee43%2,46842.2%3,31956.8%470.8%120.2%20.0%-851 5,848
Lexington42%34,21958.9%22,85639.4%6121.1%1640.3%2050.4%11,363 58,056
Marion32%3,72348.0%3,89950.3%520.7%751.0%70.1%-176 7,756
Marlboro28%2,31940.1%3,41959.1%160.3%200.3%90.2%-1,100 5,783
McCormick35%91135.6%1,61363.1%200.8%120.5%10.0%-702 2,557
Newberry37%4,88251.3%4,44546.8%680.7%1051.1%80.1%437 9,508
Oconee36%9,51156.6%7,06442.1%1450.9%640.4%90.1%2,447 16,793
Orangeburg38%9,38138.3%14,82060.6%1150.5%810.3%720.3%-5,439 24,469
Pickens29%13,98661.5%8,42537.1%2140.9%900.4%240.1%5,561 22,739
Richland36%31,45939.0%47,80659.2%7741.0%5720.7%790.1%-16,347 80,690
Saluda38%2,61752.4%2,29445.9%571.1%270.5%00.0%323 4,995
Spartanburg29%26,12950.5%24,56347.4%4590.9%5721.1%680.1%1,566 51,791
Sumter29%10,57649.0%10,72149.7%1500.7%990.5%270.1%-145 21,573
Union37%3,94147.1%4,33751.8%630.8%180.2%90.1%-396 8,368
Williamsburg41%4,05838.4%6,37560.4%990.9%210.2%30.0%-2,317 10,556
York30%18,48058.2%12,71040.0%3981.3%1590.5%40.0%5,770 31,751
TOTAL 34% 470,75650.4% 447,00247.9% 8,0030.9% 5,8750.6% 2,2140.2% 23,754 933,850
Total R vote: 470,756 (50.4%)      Total D vote: 447,002 (47.9%)      Total Other vote: 16,092 (1.7%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $3,328,511 $4,372,707 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen



1994 Governor, Abbeville County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 2,779 43.8%
Nick Theodore (D) 3,536 55.7%
John Peeples (UST) 22 0.3%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 6,348
Turnout: 34%


1994 Governor, Aiken County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 20,995 62.8%
Nick Theodore (D) 11,983 35.9%
John Peeples (UST) 278 0.8%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 127 0.4%
TOTAL 33,421
Turnout: 35%


1994 Governor, Allendale County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 774 29.6%
Nick Theodore (D) 1,766 67.5%
John Peeples (UST) 17 0.6%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 49 1.9%
TOTAL 2,617
Turnout: 32%


1994 Governor, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 20,096 53.1%
Nick Theodore (D) 17,330 45.8%
John Peeples (UST) 282 0.7%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 131 0.3%
TOTAL 37,855
Turnout: 33%


1994 Governor, Bamberg County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 1,436 34.4%
Nick Theodore (D) 2,620 62.7%
John Peeples (UST) 51 1.2%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 63 1.5%
TOTAL 4,176
Turnout: 34%


1994 Governor, Barnwell County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 3,187 55.0%
Nick Theodore (D) 2,485 42.9%
John Peeples (UST) 49 0.8%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 72 1.2%
TOTAL 5,793
Turnout: 38%


1994 Governor, Beaufort County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 12,354 49.7%
Nick Theodore (D) 12,104 48.7%
John Peeples (UST) 277 1.1%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 110 0.4%
TOTAL 24,858
Turnout: 33%


1994 Governor, Berkeley County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 13,726 50.2%
Nick Theodore (D) 12,885 47.1%
John Peeples (UST) 271 1.0%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 386 1.4%
TOTAL 27,367
Turnout: 29%


1994 Governor, Calhoun County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 2,103 49.6%
Nick Theodore (D) 2,086 49.2%
John Peeples (UST) 13 0.3%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 21 0.5%
TOTAL 4,237
Turnout: 42%


1994 Governor, Charleston County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 35,334 47.1%
Nick Theodore (D) 36,995 49.3%
John Peeples (UST) 895 1.2%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 897 1.2%
TOTAL 75,092
Turnout: 33%


1994 Governor, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 5,655 48.9%
Nick Theodore (D) 5,780 49.9%
John Peeples (UST) 81 0.7%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 56 0.5%
TOTAL 11,574
Turnout: 33%


1994 Governor, Chester County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 3,246 44.2%
Nick Theodore (D) 3,968 54.0%
John Peeples (UST) 104 1.4%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 34 0.5%
TOTAL 7,352
Turnout: 31%


1994 Governor, Chesterfield County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 5,214 54.8%
Nick Theodore (D) 4,205 44.2%
John Peeples (UST) 48 0.5%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 32 0.3%
TOTAL 9,510
Turnout: 32%


1994 Governor, Clarendon County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 4,136 44.6%
Nick Theodore (D) 5,008 54.0%
John Peeples (UST) 121 1.3%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 16 0.2%
TOTAL 9,281
Turnout: 43%


1994 Governor, Colleton County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 3,712 43.0%
Nick Theodore (D) 4,724 54.8%
John Peeples (UST) 79 0.9%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 113 1.3%
TOTAL 8,628
Turnout: 34%


1994 Governor, Darlington County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 9,620 59.9%
Nick Theodore (D) 6,296 39.2%
John Peeples (UST) 67 0.4%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 72 0.4%
TOTAL 16,062
Turnout: 35%


1994 Governor, Dillon County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 3,280 47.1%
Nick Theodore (D) 3,586 51.5%
John Peeples (UST) 89 1.3%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 6,961
Turnout: 34%


1994 Governor, Dorchester County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 10,873 52.8%
Nick Theodore (D) 9,276 45.0%
John Peeples (UST) 193 0.9%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 188 0.9%
TOTAL 20,605
Turnout: 33%


1994 Governor, Edgefield County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 2,933 52.0%
Nick Theodore (D) 2,582 45.8%
John Peeples (UST) 45 0.8%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 80 1.4%
TOTAL 5,642
Turnout: 37%


1994 Governor, Fairfield County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 2,177 33.9%
Nick Theodore (D) 4,099 63.8%
John Peeples (UST) 70 1.1%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 71 1.1%
TOTAL 6,423
Turnout: 39%


1994 Governor, Florence County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 18,310 57.6%
Nick Theodore (D) 13,212 41.6%
John Peeples (UST) 175 0.6%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 96 0.3%
TOTAL 31,793
Turnout: 37%


1994 Governor, Georgetown County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 5,828 45.6%
Nick Theodore (D) 6,819 53.3%
John Peeples (UST) 81 0.6%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 38 0.3%
TOTAL 12,782
Turnout: 35%


1994 Governor, Greenville County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 49,003 53.9%
Nick Theodore (D) 41,048 45.1%
John Peeples (UST) 538 0.6%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 208 0.2%
TOTAL 90,990
Turnout: 35%


1994 Governor, Greenwood County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 7,261 51.4%
Nick Theodore (D) 6,532 46.2%
John Peeples (UST) 123 0.9%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 204 1.4%
TOTAL 14,136
Turnout: 31%


1994 Governor, Hampton County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 2,077 28.5%
Nick Theodore (D) 5,039 69.2%
John Peeples (UST) 41 0.6%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 86 1.2%
TOTAL 7,279
Turnout: 53%


1994 Governor, Horry County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 21,324 51.4%
Nick Theodore (D) 19,449 46.9%
John Peeples (UST) 260 0.6%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 412 1.0%
TOTAL 41,474
Turnout: 32%


1994 Governor, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 1,278 31.9%
Nick Theodore (D) 2,600 65.0%
John Peeples (UST) 57 1.4%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 63 1.6%
TOTAL 4,003
Turnout: 32%


1994 Governor, Kershaw County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 8,211 55.1%
Nick Theodore (D) 6,414 43.0%
John Peeples (UST) 164 1.1%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 51 0.3%
TOTAL 14,911
Turnout: 43%


1994 Governor, Lancaster County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 8,494 53.8%
Nick Theodore (D) 7,049 44.6%
John Peeples (UST) 152 1.0%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 66 0.4%
TOTAL 15,788
Turnout: 37%


1994 Governor, Laurens County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 6,680 48.9%
Nick Theodore (D) 6,860 50.2%
John Peeples (UST) 71 0.5%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 25 0.2%
TOTAL 13,659
Turnout: 29%


1994 Governor, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 2,468 42.2%
Nick Theodore (D) 3,319 56.8%
John Peeples (UST) 47 0.8%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 12 0.2%
TOTAL 5,848
Turnout: 43%


1994 Governor, Lexington County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 34,219 58.9%
Nick Theodore (D) 22,856 39.4%
John Peeples (UST) 612 1.1%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 164 0.3%
TOTAL 58,056
Turnout: 42%


1994 Governor, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 3,723 48.0%
Nick Theodore (D) 3,899 50.3%
John Peeples (UST) 52 0.7%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 75 1.0%
TOTAL 7,756
Turnout: 32%


1994 Governor, Marlboro County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 2,319 40.1%
Nick Theodore (D) 3,419 59.1%
John Peeples (UST) 16 0.3%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 20 0.3%
TOTAL 5,783
Turnout: 28%


1994 Governor, McCormick County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 911 35.6%
Nick Theodore (D) 1,613 63.1%
John Peeples (UST) 20 0.8%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 12 0.5%
TOTAL 2,557
Turnout: 35%


1994 Governor, Newberry County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 4,882 51.3%
Nick Theodore (D) 4,445 46.8%
John Peeples (UST) 68 0.7%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 105 1.1%
TOTAL 9,508
Turnout: 37%


1994 Governor, Oconee County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 9,511 56.6%
Nick Theodore (D) 7,064 42.1%
John Peeples (UST) 145 0.9%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 64 0.4%
TOTAL 16,793
Turnout: 36%


1994 Governor, Orangeburg County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 9,381 38.3%
Nick Theodore (D) 14,820 60.6%
John Peeples (UST) 115 0.5%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 81 0.3%
TOTAL 24,469
Turnout: 38%


1994 Governor, Pickens County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 13,986 61.5%
Nick Theodore (D) 8,425 37.1%
John Peeples (UST) 214 0.9%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 90 0.4%
TOTAL 22,739
Turnout: 29%


1994 Governor, Richland County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 31,459 39.0%
Nick Theodore (D) 47,806 59.2%
John Peeples (UST) 774 1.0%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 572 0.7%
TOTAL 80,690
Turnout: 36%


1994 Governor, Saluda County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 2,617 52.4%
Nick Theodore (D) 2,294 45.9%
John Peeples (UST) 57 1.1%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 27 0.5%
TOTAL 4,995
Turnout: 38%


1994 Governor, Spartanburg County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 26,129 50.5%
Nick Theodore (D) 24,563 47.4%
John Peeples (UST) 459 0.9%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 572 1.1%
TOTAL 51,791
Turnout: 29%


1994 Governor, Sumter County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 10,576 49.0%
Nick Theodore (D) 10,721 49.7%
John Peeples (UST) 150 0.7%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 99 0.5%
TOTAL 21,573
Turnout: 29%


1994 Governor, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 3,941 47.1%
Nick Theodore (D) 4,337 51.8%
John Peeples (UST) 63 0.8%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 18 0.2%
TOTAL 8,368
Turnout: 37%


1994 Governor, Williamsburg County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 4,058 38.4%
Nick Theodore (D) 6,375 60.4%
John Peeples (UST) 99 0.9%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 21 0.2%
TOTAL 10,556
Turnout: 41%


1994 Governor, York County
CandidateVotesPct
David Beasley (R) 18,480 58.2%
Nick Theodore (D) 12,710 40.0%
John Peeples (UST) 398 1.3%
Wayne Griffin (New Alliance) 159 0.5%
TOTAL 31,751
Turnout: 30%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

David Beasley
Total Disbursements: $3,328,511

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Nick Theodore
Total Disbursements: $4,372,707

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   David Beasley 119,724 47.2% $3,328,511
2   Arthur Ravenel 81,129 32.0% $869,670
3   Thomas Hartnett 52,866 20.8% $510,402
TOTAL VOTES 253,719    
Republican Runoff
1   David Beasley 134,297 57.6%  
2   Arthur Ravenel 98,915 42.4%  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Nick Theodore 129,572 49.6% $4,372,707
2   Joe Riley 99,967 38.2% $2,485,378
3   Travis Medlock 22,468 8.6% $738,300
4   William Holler 9,439 3.6% $17,101
TOTAL VOTES 261,446    
Democrat Runoff
1   Nick Theodore 113,127 50.4%  
2   Joe Riley 111,517 49.6%