1920 United States Senate election in South Carolina
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- W.C. Irby
- William P. Pollock, former interim U.S. Senator and State Representative from Cheraw
- Ellison D. Smith, incumbent Senator since 1909
- George Warren, resident 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.
Results
[edit]| Democratic Primary | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Runoff
[edit]| Democratic Primary Runoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ellison D. Smith | 65,880 | 60.7 | +12.0 |
| George Warren | 42,735 | 39.3 | +8.5 |
General election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ellison D. Smith (incumbent) | 64,388 | 100.00% | +0.27% | |
| No party | Write-Ins | 1 | 0.00% | −0.27% | |
| Majority | 64,387 | 100.00% | +0.54% | ||
| Turnout | 64,389 | ||||
| Democratic hold | |||||
65+% won by Smith
See also
[edit]- List of United States senators from South Carolina
- 1920 United States Senate elections
- 1920 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
- 1920 South Carolina gubernatorial election
References
[edit]- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 67–68.
- "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.