1926_United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Carolina Knowpia

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.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates 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 1909

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 edit

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Ellison D. Smith	72,015	42.0
Edgar Allan Brown	65,331	38.1
Nathaniel B. Dial	34,144	19.9

Runoff edit

Democratic Primary Runoff
Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Ellison D. Smith	82,783	51.6	+9.6
Edgar Allan Brown	77,559	48.4	+10.3

General election results edit

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ellison D. Smith (incumbent)	14,560	100.00%	0.00%
Majority			14,560	100.00%	0.00%
Turnout			14,560
	Democratic hold

65+% won by Smith

References edit

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.