1926_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Carolina

1926 United States Senate election in South Carolina

1926 United States Senate election in South Carolina

Election

The 1926 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1926, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Senator Ellison D. Smith won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election to win another six-year term.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Senator Ellison D. Smith was opposed in the Democratic primary by state Representative Edgar Allan Brown of Barnwell County. Smith was the leader in the first primary election on August 31 and won the runoff election two weeks later on September 14. There was no opposition to the Democratic candidate in the general election so Smith was elected to another six-year term in the Senate.

Results

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Runoff

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General election results

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  65+% won by Smith

See also

References

  • Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 69–70.
  • "Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1927, p. 58.
  • "Senatorial Joke". Time. September 13, 1926. Archived from the original on September 20, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
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