| Election Name: | 1950 South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial primary |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1946 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1946 |
| Next Election: | 1954 South Carolina gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1954 |
| Election Date: | July 11, 1950 |
| Image1: | James F. Byrnes cph.3c32232.jpg |
| Nominee1: | James F. Byrnes |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 248,069 |
| Percentage1: | 71.8% |
| Nominee2: | Lester L. Bates |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 63,143 |
| Percentage2: | 18.2% |
| Nominee3: | Thomas H. Hope |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 29,622 |
| Percentage3: | 8.6% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Strom Thurmond |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James F. Byrnes |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1950 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. James F. Byrnes won the Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 104th governor of South Carolina.
The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor on July 11. The race was a cakewalk for the popular James F. Byrnes as he faced minimal opposition in the Democratic primary.
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| James F. Byrnes | 248,069 | 71.6 |
| Lester L. Bates | 63,143 | 18.2 |
| 29,622 | 8.6 | |
| Marcus A. Stone | 5,495 | 1.6 |
The general election was held on November 7, 1950 and James F. Byrnes was elected the next governor of South Carolina without opposition. Being a non-presidential election and few contested races, turnout was much lower than the Democratic primary election.
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-