[DOC] [TLE] Has a write-in candidate ever won an election? - Quora [PAR] To add to Tao's answer, the first one to do so was Strom Thurmond, in South 
Carolina in 1954. ... See United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1954. 
... the Democrats were putting up Scott McAdams, who wasn't a bad candidate, 
but the ... election ballot all get large vote totals, then somebody gets 19 or so 
write-in... [DOC] [TLE] United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1954 - Wikipedia [PAR] Ballot measures[show]. 2006  Amendment 1  2008  2010  2012  2014  v  t  e. 
The 1954 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2
, 1954 to ... He easily won the election and became the first U.S. Senator to be 
elected by a write-in vote (William Knowland of California in 1946 was technically
... [DOC] [TLE] Jill Stein Qualifies for Write-in Status in North Carolina; No Other ... [PAR] Aug 11, 2016 ... North Carolina requires declared write-in presidential candidates to ... it 
submitted enough valid signatures but that some counties refused to check ... 
When Strom Thurmond ran in 1954 and won as a write in candidate for senator 
from South ... I didn't even know she was running since it wasn't on my ballot. [DOC] [TLE] 1941: Senator Elected on a Write-in Ballot [PAR] 1941: Senator Elected on a Write-in Ballot. ... United States Senate ... On the first 
day of September 1954, South Carolina Democratic Senator Burnet ... No one 
seriously questioned his right to the seat, but many questioned the process ... On 
November 2, 1954, Strom Thurmond won with 63 percent of the vote and thereby
... [DOC] [TLE] Spokesman knew about Bridgegate details before Christie said he ... [PAR] Sep 28, 2016 ... Thurmond wins Senate race as write-in candidate: Nov. 2, 1954 ..... approved the 
planning, Wildstein said during his testimony in U.S. District Court. ... about 
reporters, but not because he had any involvement with the lane realignment. 
Wildstein said he also wasn't especially concerned about his future. [DOC] [TLE] Obama accuses media of going easy on Trump - POLITICO [PAR] Sep 13, 2016 ... Thurmond wins Senate race as write-in candidate: Nov. 2, 1954 .... Democrats: 
Comey news isn't hurting us in House races ..... an invasion in 2002 in an 
interview with Howard Stern, Obama remarked, "Well, actually, he wasn't." ... "But 
they just accept it," the president said of the media. ... 2016 ballot... [DOC] [TLE] Military.com - View History [PAR] Thurmond later represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 
1954 ... He later moderated his position on race, but continued to defend his early 
... nomination to the Senate in 1954, forcing him to run as a write-in candidate. ... 
ballot, Nixon ran slightly ahead of him and gained South Carolina's electoral 
votes. [DOC] [TLE] New attempt would repeal South Carolina's presidential write-in ban ... [PAR] Mar 12, 2008 ... But for more than 25 years, South Carolina voters have been ... Regardless, an 
assortment of voters pepper their ballots on election day ... Strom Thurmond's 
1954 first-ever Congressional win as a write-in candidate. ... "But this wasn't a 
magistrate," Bass says. "This is a U.S. Senator with a six-year term.". [DOC] [TLE] August 16-31, 2006 - Politics1 - American Politics, Elections ... [PAR] Aug 16, 2006 ... This way, voters will see her name on the electronic ballot in the special ... 
MARYLAND - US SENATE - DEM PRIMARY: Congressman Ben ...... US Senator 
Strom Thurmond of South Carolina won as a write-in in 1954, but was already 
widely .... a 'shit head' or a racist slur that was debatable that it wasn't. [DOC] [TLE] Murkowski thanks Alaskans for write-in victory - politics - Decision ... [PAR] Nov 18, 2010 ... Incumbent declared winner, but GOP challenger hasn't

Question: This South Carolinian wasn't on the ballot for a U.S. senator in 1954, but won as a write-in
Answer: (Strom) Thurmond