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United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1966

United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1966
South Carolina
← 1960 November 8, 1966 1972 →
  Strom Thurmond.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Strom Thurmond Bradley Morrah
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 271,297 164,955
Percentage 62.2% 37.8%

Senator before election

Strom Thurmond
Republican

Elected Senator

Strom Thurmond
Republican


Strom Thurmond
Republican

Strom Thurmond
Republican

The 1966 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 8, 1966 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina simultaneously with the special election to fill out the remainder of Olin D. Johnston's term. Incumbent Senator Strom Thurmond, who had switched parties from Democratic to Republican in 1964, easily defeated state senator Bradley Morrah in the general election.

The two Democrats who could have defeated Thurmond competed against each other in the special election to serve the remaining two years of Olin D. Johnston's six-year term. As a result, little known state senator Bradley Morrah of Greenville won the South Carolina Democratic Party primary election on June 14 against John Bolt Culbertson to become the nominee in the general election.

Senator Strom Thurmond faced no opposition from South Carolina Republicans and avoided a primary election.


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