| Election Name: | 1932 South Carolina Democratic Senate primary |
| Country: | South Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1926 United States Senate election in South Carolina |
| Previous Year: | 1926 |
| Next Election: | 1938 United States Senate election in South Carolina |
| Next Year: | 1938 |
| Election Date: | September 13, 1932 |
| Image1: | File:Senator Ellison DuRant Smith.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ellison D. Smith |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 150,468 |
| Percentage1: | 56.71% |
| Nominee2: | Cole Blease |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 114,840 |
| Percentage2: | 43.29% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Ellison D. Smith |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ellison D. Smith |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1932 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 8.
On September 13, incumbent Senator Ellison D. Smith defeated former Senator Cole Blease in the Democratic primary with 56.7% of the vote.
At this time, South Carolina was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Smith won the November general election without any effort.
| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Ellison D. Smith | 100,270 | 37.0 |
| 81,297 | 30.0 | |
| Ashton H. Williams | 48,084 | 17.7 |
| Leon W. Harris | 41,478 | 15.3 |
| Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ellison D. Smith | 150,468 | 56.7 | +19.7 |
| Coleman Livingston Blease | 114,840 | 43.3 | +13.3 |
Since the end of Reconstruction in 1877, the Democratic Party dominated the politics of South Carolina and its statewide candidates were never seriously challenged. Smith did not campaign for the general election as there was no chance of defeat. Republican Clara Harrigal, an Aiken businesswoman and Republican National Committeewoman, was the first woman to run for statewide office in South Carolina.
|-| | colspan=5 |Democratic hold|-