Gwenyfred Bush

Gwenyfred Bush, better known as Gwen Bush,[1] is an American politician from South Carolina, a member of the Republican Party.

A former State Representative, she was a Republican nominee for a United States Senate seat in 1974 held by Ernest Hollings, a popular former Governor of South Carolina. This was also a year when Democrats made many gains while retaining all but one seat. Hollings defeated Bush with a large margin – 69.5–28.6%.

Bush is a resident of Greenville, South Carolina.[2]

She is a namesake of the Gwen Bush Foundation.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bush". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Gwen Bush". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070822203630/http://www.thegbf.fslife.co.uk:80/. Archived from the original on August 22, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2007. Missing or empty |title= (help)

See also

Party political offices
Preceded by
Marshall Parker		 Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from South Carolina
(Class 3)
1974 		Succeeded by
Marshall Mays
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