Write-in candidate
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A write-in candidate is a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ball
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Governor Strom Thurmond b&w crop
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Strom Thurmond
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James Strom Thurmond Sr. was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 47 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of S
Write-in candidate
…two-month term featured a November ballot with no names printed on it, and all candidates in that special election were write-in candidates. Democrat Strom Thurmond was elected in 1954 to the United States Senate in South Carolina as a write-in candidate, after state Democratic leaders had blocked him from receiving…
Thurmond in 1961
Thurmond as S.C. Circuit Judge, 1939
Thurmond in 1979
Official portrait, 1983