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Election 1962 Results

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1962 US Senate election in South Carolina

Olin D. Johnston (Democrat) beat W.D. Workman Jr. (Republican) in South Carolina in 1962, 57.2% to 42.8%, a margin of 14.3 points and 44,782 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1956, when Olin D. Johnston also won.

Democrats led in 37 of the 46 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 9. The largest, Richland, cast 31,269 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.1 points. The closest was Clarendon, where 12 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Olin D. Johnston won Democratic 178,712 57.2%
W.D. Workman Jr. Republican 133,930 42.8%
All other candidates 5 0.0%
Total312,647

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Richland 15,653 50.1% 15,616 49.9% 31,269 D+0.1
Charleston 14,139 46.3% 16,379 53.7% 30,518 R+7.3
Greenville 12,225 44.4% 15,302 55.6% 27,527 R+11.2
Spartanburg 14,773 70.9% 6,071 29.1% 20,844 D+41.7
Aiken 5,496 40.9% 7,927 59.1% 13,423 R+18.1
Anderson 10,273 79.1% 2,714 20.9% 12,987 D+58.2
Lexington 5,453 51.9% 5,052 48.1% 10,505 D+3.8
Florence 5,752 59.1% 3,974 40.9% 9,726 D+18.3
York 6,050 62.8% 3,577 37.2% 9,627 D+25.7
Orangeburg 3,789 46.2% 4,415 53.8% 8,204 R+7.6
Horry 4,349 63.1% 2,539 36.9% 6,888 D+26.3
Darlington 3,367 55.2% 2,730 44.8% 6,097 D+10.4
Greenwood 3,918 65.7% 2,044 34.3% 5,962 D+31.4
Laurens 3,658 62.7% 2,172 37.3% 5,830 D+25.5
Lancaster 4,044 70.7% 1,674 29.3% 5,718 D+41.4
Sumter 2,335 41.4% 3,304 58.6% 5,639 R+17.2
Pickens 2,708 49.6% 2,746 50.3% 1 5,455 R+0.7
Kershaw 2,783 52.3% 2,539 47.7% 5,322 D+4.6
Newberry 3,114 58.9% 2,177 41.1% 5,291 D+17.7
Georgetown 2,970 60.1% 1,973 39.9% 4,943 D+20.2
Oconee 3,598 76.6% 1,102 23.4% 4,700 D+53.1
Union 3,373 74.3% 1,166 25.7% 4,539 D+48.6
Dillon 3,195 73.2% 1,170 26.8% 4,365 D+46.4
Berkeley 2,646 61.4% 1,666 38.6% 4,312 D+22.7
Chesterfield 3,336 78.8% 900 21.2% 4,236 D+57.5
Chester 3,099 74.1% 1,085 25.9% 4,184 D+48.1
Beaufort 2,367 58.0% 1,717 42.0% 4,084 D+15.9
Colleton 2,326 57.5% 1,719 42.5% 2 4,047 D+15.0
Williamsburg 2,056 53.2% 1,810 46.8% 3,866 D+6.4
Cherokee 3,120 81.3% 719 18.7% 3,839 D+62.5
Dorchester 1,796 51.2% 1,711 48.8% 3,507 D+2.4
Lee 1,933 60.7% 1,253 39.3% 3,186 D+21.3
Abbeville 2,556 81.7% 572 18.3% 3,128 D+63.4
Marion 1,829 60.9% 1,174 39.1% 1 3,004 D+21.8
Barnwell 1,542 52.3% 1,409 47.7% 2,951 D+4.5
Marlboro 2,184 74.8% 734 25.2% 2,918 D+49.7
Bamberg 1,653 57.2% 1,239 42.8% 2,892 D+14.3
Fairfield 1,573 58.8% 1,102 41.2% 2,675 D+17.6
Saluda 1,612 63.6% 922 36.4% 2,534 D+27.2
Hampton 1,228 50.6% 1,200 49.4% 2,428 D+1.2
Clarendon 1,163 49.7% 1,175 50.2% 1 2,339 R+0.5
Allendale 1,179 58.5% 837 41.5% 2,016 D+17.0
Edgefield 823 41.9% 1,143 58.1% 1,966 R+16.3
Calhoun 534 41.8% 744 58.2% 1,278 R+16.4
McCormick 642 64.5% 354 35.5% 996 D+28.9
Jasper 500 56.7% 382 43.3% 882 D+13.4

Counties as they stood in 1962; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Carolina Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Scott (R) R+25.9
2020 Lindsey Graham (R) R+10.3
2016 Tim Scott (R) R+23.6
2014 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.5
2010 Jim DeMint (R) R+33.8
2008 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.3
2004 Jim Demint (R) R+9.6
2002 Lindsey O. Graham (R) R+10.2
1998 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+7.0
1996 Strom Thurmond (R) R+9.4
1992 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+3.1
1990 Strom Thurmond (R) R+31.7
1986 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+27.5
1984 Strom Thurmond (R) R+35.0
1980 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+40.7
1978 Strom Thurmond (R) R+11.4
1974 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+40.9
1972 Strom Thurmond (R) R+26.6
1968 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+23.8
1966 Strom Thurmond (R) R+24.4
1962 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+14.3
1960 Strom Thurmond (D) D+100.0
1956 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+64.5
1954 Strom Thurmond (other)
1950 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+99.9
1948 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+92.9
1944 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+89.2
1942 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+100.0
1938 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+97.8
1936 James F. Byrnes (D) D+97.7
1932 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+96.3
1930 James F. Byrnes (D) D+100.0
1926 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1924 Coleman L. Blease (D) D+100.0
1920 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1918 Nathaniel B. Dial (D) D+100.0
1914 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+99.8