However, Edwards upset General William Westmoreland in the Republican primary, and then defeated Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn in the general election, thus becoming the first Republican governor of the state since Daniel Henry Chamberlain in 1876.
However, Edwards upset General William Westmoreland in the Republican primary and then defeated Democratic Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn of South Carolina's congressional district in the general election. Edwards thus became the first Republican governor of the state since Daniel Henry Chamberlain in 1876.