1924 United States Senate election in South Carolina

1924 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina

August 26 and September 9, 1924

Nominee Cole Blease James F. Byrnes Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 83,738 primary 100,738 runoff 67,727 primary 98,467 runoff Percentage 41.8% primary 50.6% runoff 33.8% primary 49.4% runoff

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

Candidates

• Coleman Livingston Blease, former Governor of South Carolina and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1914 and 1918
• James F. Byrnes, U.S. Representative from Charleston
• Nathaniel B. Dial, incumbent Senator since 1919
• John McMahan

Results

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

Results

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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

  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.