page_title: 1974 South Carolina gubernatorial election
section_title: General election
hierarchical_section_title: 1974 South Carolina gubernatorial election / General election
context_page_description: The 1974 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. James B. Edwards defeated W. J. Bryan Dorn and became the first Republican since Daniel Henry Chamberlain in 1874 to win a gubernatorial election in South Carolina. It was also the closest gubernatorial election in South Carolina since the disputed election of 1876.
context_section_description: The general election was held on November 5, 1974 and James B. Edwards defeated W.J. Bryan Dorn in what was a banner year for the Democrats in the wake of the Watergate scandal. Turnout was higher than the previous gubernatorial election because of the increasingly competitive nature of the race between the two parties.
caption: 1974 South Carolina gubernatorial election map, by percentile by county.   65+% won by Edwards   60%-64% won by Edwards   55%-59% won by Edwards   50%-54% won by Edwards   <50% won by Edwards   50%-54% won by Dorn   55%-59% won by Dorn   60%-64% won by Dorn   65+% won by Dorn
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