1924 United States Senate election in South Carolina explained

Election Name:1924 Democratic Senate primary runoff in South Carolina
Country:South Carolina
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1918 United States Senate election in South Carolina
Previous Year:1918
Next Election:1930 United States Senate election in South Carolina
Next Year:1930
Election Date:September 9, 1924
Image1:Coleman L Blease (cropped).jpg
Image1 Size:x150px
Nominee1:Cole Blease
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:100,738
Percentage1:50.57%
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Nominee2:James F. Byrnes
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:98,467
Percentage2:49.43%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Nathaniel B. Dial
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Coleman Livingston Blease
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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

Results

Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
Coleman Livingston Blease 83,738 41.8
67,727 33.8
Nathaniel B. Dial (incumbent) 44,425 22.2
John J. McMahan 4,530 2.2
Democratic Primary Runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
Coleman Livingston Blease100,73850.6+8.8
James F. Byrnes98,46749.4+15.6

General election

Results

|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-

See also

References