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1924 United States Senate election in South Carolina

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1924 Democratic Senate primary runoff in South Carolina

← 1918 September 9, 1924 1930 →
 
Nominee Cole Blease James F. Byrnes
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 100,738 98,467
Percentage 50.57% 49.43%

Results by county
Blease:      50–60%      60–70%
Byrnes:      50-60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Nathaniel B. Dial
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Coleman Livingston Blease
Democratic

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

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic Primary
Candidate Votes %
Coleman Livingston Blease 83,738 '41.8
James F. Byrnes 67,727 33.8
Nathaniel B. Dial (incumbent) 44,425 22.2
John J. McMahan 4,530 2.2
Democratic Primary Runoff
Candidate Votes % ±%
Coleman Livingston Blease 100,738 50.6 +8.8
James F. Byrnes 98,467 49.4 +15.6

General election

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Results

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General Election results
Blease:      100%      No Vote
1924 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina
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

See also

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References

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  • 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. September 22, 1925. Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved March 25, 2008.