1920 United States Senate election in South Carolina

none August 2024 March 2026 September 2023 1920 South Carolina Democratic Senate primary runoff South Carolina presidential no 1914 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1914 1926 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1926 September 14, 1920 x150px File:Senator Ellison DuRant Smith.jpg Ellison D. Smith Democratic Party (United States) 65,880 60.65% File:George Warren (1916) (cropped).jpg George Warren Democratic Party (United States) 42,735 39.35% U.S. Senator 250px First round results by county 250px Runoff results by county 2 Smith: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Warren: #ffeeaa 30–40% #ffe680 40–50% #f9d440 50–60% #f4c200 60–70% #daae00 70–80% #be9600 80–90%Pollock: #ff80e5 50–60%Irby: #aae5aa 30–40% Ellison D. Smith Democratic Party (United States) Ellison D. Smith Democratic Party (United States) 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 Candidates 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, circuit solicitor and former State Representative from 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 Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% 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 Democratic Primary RunoffCandidateVotes%±% Ellison D. Smith 65,880 60.7 +12.0 George Warren 42,735 39.3 +8.5 General election results South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1920 Democratic Party (United States) Ellison D. Smith (incumbent) 64,388 100.00% +0.27% No party Write-Ins 1 0.00% -0.27% 64,387 100.00% +0.54% 64,389 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- #00f 65+% won by Smith See also 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 Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 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. 1920 South Carolina Category:1920 South Carolina elections 1920