1924 United States Senate election in South Carolina

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.

1924 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina
August 26 and September 9, 1924
 
Nominee Cole Blease James F. Byrnes
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 83,738 primary
100,738 runoff		 67,727 primary
98,467 runoff
Percentage 41.8% primary
50.6% runoff		 33.8% primary
49.4% runoff
U.S. senator before election

Nathaniel B. Dial
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Coleman Livingston Blease
Democratic

Elections in South Carolina

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic Primary
Candidate Votes %
Coleman Livingston Blease 83,738 41.8
James F. Byrnes 67,727 33.8
Nathaniel B. Dial (incumbent) 44,425 22.2
John J. McMahan 4,530 2.2

Runoff
Democratic Primary Runoff
Candidate Votes % ±%
Coleman Livingston Blease 100,738 50.6 +8.8
James F. Byrnes 98,467 49.4 +15.6

General election

Results
1924 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Coleman Livingston Blease 49,060 100.0 0.0
Majority 49,060 100.0 0.0
Turnout 49,060
Democratic hold
  65+% won by Blease

See also
  • List of United States Senators from South Carolina
  • United States Senate elections, 1924
  • United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1924
  • South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1924

References
  • Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 68–69.
  • "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: 1925, p. 59.
  • "Primary Season". Time. 1925-09-22. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
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