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1926 United States Senate election in South Carolina
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1926 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina |
| country | South Carolina |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1920 United States Senate election in South Carolina |
| previous_year | 1920 |
| next_election | 1932 United States Senate election in South Carolina |
| next_year | 1932 |
| election_date | August 31 and September 14, 1926 |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | File:Senator Ellison DuRant Smith.jpg |
| nominee1 | Ellison D. Smith |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | 72,015 primary |
| 82,783 runoff | |
| percentage1 | 41.99% primary |
| 51.62% runoff | |
| image2 | EdgarAllanBrown.jpg |
| nominee2 | Edgar Allan Brown |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 65,331 primary |
| 77,559 runoff | |
| percentage2 | 38.10% primary |
| 48.38% runoff | |
| map_image | |
| map_caption | Smith: |
| Brown: | |
| Dial: | |
| title | 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) |
82,783 runoff
51.62% runoff
77,559 runoff
48.38% runoff
Brown:
Dial:
The 1926 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1926, 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
Candidates
- Edgar Allan Brown, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- Nathaniel B. Dial, former U.S. Senator from 1919 to 1925
- Ellison D. Smith, incumbent Senator since 1909
Senator Ellison D. Smith was opposed in the Democratic primary by state Representative Edgar Allan Brown of Barnwell County. 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
| Democratic Primary | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellison D. Smith | 72,015 | 42.0 | |
| Edgar Allan Brown | 65,331 | 38.1 | |
| Nathaniel B. Dial | 34,144 | 19.9 |
Runoff
| Democratic Primary Runoff | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellison D. Smith | 82,783 | 51.6 | +9.6 | |
| Edgar Allan Brown | 77,559 | 48.4 | +10.3 |
General election results
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References
- "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: 1927, p. 58.
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