1948 United States Senate election in South Carolina explained

Election Name:1948 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina
Country:South Carolina
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1942 United States Senate election in South Carolina
Previous Year:1942
Next Election:1954 United States Senate election in South Carolina
Next Year:1954
Election Date:November 2, 1948
Image1:Burnet R. Maybank.jpg
Nominee1:Burnet R. Maybank
Party1:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:161,608
Percentage1:51.63%
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:76,749
Percentage2:24.85%
Nominee4:Neville Bennett
Party4:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote4:43,068
Percentage4:13.48%
Nominee5:Alan Johnstone
Party5:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote5:17,689
Percentage5:5.44%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Senator
Before Party:Democratic Party (US)
After Party:Democratic Party (US)

The 1948 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1948 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Senator Burnet R. Maybank won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger J. Bates Gerald in the general election to win another six-year term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Senator Maybank narrowly achieved a majority of the primary vote, avoiding a potential run-off election against Dorn.

Democratic Primary
CandidateVotes%
161,608 51.5
76,749 24.4
Neville Bennett 43,068 13.7
Alan Johnstone 17,689 5.6
Marcus A. Stone 14,904 4.8

General election

Campaign

Since the end of Reconstruction in 1877, the Democratic Party dominated the politics of South Carolina and its statewide candidates were never seriously challenged. Maybank did not campaign for the general election as there was no chance of defeat.

Results

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

See also

References