1926 United States Senate election in South Carolina
January 31, 2023
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.
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.
. Time. September 13, 1926. Archived from the original on September 20, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
January 31, 2023
1926, united, states, senate, election, south, carolina, 1926, south, carolina, united, states, senate, election, held, november, 1926, select, senator, from, state, south, carolina, incumbent, democratic, senator, ellison, smith, democratic, primary, unoppose. 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 1926 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina 1920 August 31 and September 14 1926 1932 Nominee Ellison D Smith Edgar Allan BrownParty Democratic DemocraticPopular vote 72 015 primary82 783 runoff 65 331 primary77 559 runoffPercentage 42 0 primary51 6 runoff 38 1 primary48 4 runoffU S senator before electionEllison D SmithDemocratic Elected U S Senator Ellison D SmithDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 1 3 Runoff 2 General election results 3 See also 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary EditCandidates Edit Edgar Allan Brown Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Nathaniel B Dial former U S Senator from 1919 to 1925 Ellison D Smith incumbent Senator since 1909Senator 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 Edit Democratic PrimaryCandidate Votes Ellison D Smith 72 015 42 0Edgar Allan Brown 65 331 38 1Nathaniel B Dial 34 144 19 9 Runoff Edit Democratic Primary RunoffCandidate Votes Ellison D Smith 82 783 51 6 9 6Edgar Allan Brown 77 559 48 4 10 3General election results EditSouth Carolina U S Senate Election 1926 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ellison D Smith incumbent 14 560 100 0 0 0Majority 14 560 100 0 0 0Turnout 14 560Democratic hold 65 won by SmithSee also EditList of United States senators from South Carolina 1926 United States Senate elections 1926 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1926 South Carolina gubernatorial electionReferences EditJordan 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1926 United States Senate election in South Carolina amp oldid 1115184608, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
