1942 United States Senate election in South Carolina

none March 2026 September 2023 1942 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1941 United States Senate special election in South Carolina 1941 (special) 1948 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1948 August 25, 1942 x160px Burnet R. Maybank.jpg Burnet R. Maybank Democratic Party (United States) 120,731 51.38% File:3x4.svg Eugene Blease Democratic Party (United States) 114,241 48.62% 1942 United States Senate Primary election in South Carolina results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMaybank: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% ... #3933e5 80–90%Blease: #d3bc5f 50–60% #c8ab37 60–70% ... #786721 80–90% U.S. Senator Burnet R. Maybank Democratic Party (United States) Burnet R. Maybank Democratic Party (United States) The 1942 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 3, 1942, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Senator Burnet R. Maybank defeated Eugene S. Blease in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election to win a six-year term. Background 1941 United States Senate special election in South Carolina In 1937, Senator James F. Byrnes began a six-year term ending in 1943, but President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1940.Byrnes only joined the Court for 15 months; on October 3, between the 1942 primary and general elections, he resigned and was appointed as Roosevelt's Director of Economic Stabilization. He would later go on to serve as Director of War Mobilization and U.S. Secretary of State. To fill the vacancy until a successor could be duly elected, Governor of South Carolina Burnet R. Maybank appointed Judge Alva Lumpkin, but Lumpkin died on August 1, 1941. Maybank then appointed Roger C. Peace to succeed Lumpkin. Peace did not run in the special election to complete the term. In the special election to complete Byrnes's unexpired term on November, Governor Maybank defeated former Governor Olin D. Johnston. Democratic primary Candidates Burnet R. Maybank, incumbent Senator since 1941 Eugene Satterwhite Blease, former Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court and half-brother of former Governor and Senator Cole Blease Campaign Maybank campaigned in support of the Roosevelt administration and defeated Blease in the primary election on August 25. Results Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Burnet R. Maybank 120,731 51.4 Eugene S. Blease 114,241 48.6 General election There was no opposition to the Democratic candidate in the general election so Maybank was elected to a six-year term in the Senate. South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) Burnet R. Maybank (incumbent) 22,556 99.99% +1.43% No party Write-Ins 2 0.01% N/A 22,554 99.98% +2.26% 22,558 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- #00f 65+% won by Maybank See also List of United States senators from South Carolina 1942 United States Senate elections 1942 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1942 South Carolina gubernatorial election Notes References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 77 "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1943, p. 5. Category:1942 South Carolina elections 1942 South Carolina 1942 United States