United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1924
The 1924 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 4, 1924 to select the U.S. Senator for a six-year term from the state of South Carolina. Coleman Livingston Blease won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election to win the six-year term to the Senate.
Democratic primary
Incumbent Senator Nathaniel B. Dial was opposed in the Democratic primary by Coleman Livingston Blease and James F. Byrnes. On August 26, Blease and Byrnes emerged as the top vote getters in the first primary. Blease won the runoff election on September 9 and was elected to a six-year term in the Senate because there was no opposition to the Democratic candidate in the general election.
Democratic Primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Coleman Livingston Blease | 83,738 | 41.8 |
James F. Byrnes | 67,727 | 33.8 |
Nathaniel B. Dial | 44,425 | 22.2 |
John J. McMahan | 4,530 | 2.2 |
Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
Coleman Livingston Blease | 100,738 | 50.6 | +8.8 |
James F. Byrnes | 98,467 | 49.4 | +15.6 |
General election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Coleman Livingston Blease | 49,060 | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 49,060 | 100.0 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 49,060 | ||||
Democratic hold | |||||
65+% won by Blease
See also
- List of United States Senators from South Carolina
- United States Senate elections, 1924
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1924
- South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1924
References
- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 68–69.
- "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: 1925, p. 59.
- "Primary Season". Time. 1925-09-22. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
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