1994Final results
1994 election for South Carolina Governor
Governor · South Carolina
David Beasley (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Nick A. Theodore (D) by 2.6 points.
David BeasleyRepublican · winner
51.3%470,756
Nick A. TheodoreDemocrat
48.7%447,002
917,758 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET