Strom Thurmond won with 55.7% of the vote (351,917 votes), ahead of Charles D. Ravenel with 44.3% (280,146 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 11.4 percentage points (71,771 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Republican lead of 11.4 points.
632,063 votes were counted in this race, for 2 candidates or options.
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