Southern primary candidate name and constituency totals, 1920-1972

This file contains information at the state level on candidates contesting Southern primary elections for senator and governor. These data were developed by the ICPSR staff to augment and further describe the files of county-level Southern primary election data described in Southern Primary and General Election Data, 1920-1949 (ICPSR 0071) and Southern Primary and General Election Data, 1946-1972 (ICPSR 0071) . Included are the names and party identifications of all candidates receiving votes in selected regular and runoff primary elections, 1920-1972, as well as the votes received by each candidate.