United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1920
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The 1920 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1920 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
Senator Ellison D. Smith was opposed in the Democratic primary by George Warren of Hampton. 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.
Democratic Primary | ||
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Candidate | Votes | % |
Ellison D. Smith | 57,423 | 48.7 |
George Warren | 36,317 | 30.8 |
William P. Pollock | 15,678 | 13.3 |
W.C. Irby | 8,454 | 7.2 |
Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
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Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
Ellison D. Smith | 65,880 | 60.7 | +12.0 |
George Warren | 42,735 | 39.3 | +8.5 |
General election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ellison D. Smith (incumbent) | 64,388 | 100.0 | +0.3 | |
No party | Write-Ins | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Majority | 64,387 | 100.0 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 64,389 | ||||
Democratic hold |
65+% won by Smith
See also
- List of United States Senators from South Carolina
- United States Senate elections, 1920
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1920
- South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1920
References
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- "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: 1921, p. 62.