1948 United States Senate election in South Carolina

none March 2026 September 2023 1948 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1942 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1942 1954 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1954 August 10, 1948 x180px Burnet R. Maybank.jpg Burnet R. Maybank Democratic Party (US) 161,608 51.63% W. J. Bryan Dorn.jpg W.J. Bryan Dorn Democratic Party (US) 76,749 24.85% Neville Bennett Democratic Party (US) 43,068 13.48% Alan Johnstone Democratic Party (US) 17,689 5.44% 1948 United States Democratic primary in South Carolina results map by county.svg 250px Results by countyMaybank: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Dorn: #ffeeaa 30–40% #ffe680 40–50% #f9d440 50–60% #f4c200 60–70%Bennett: #ff0acd 80–90% U.S. Senator Burnet R. Maybank Democratic Party (US) Burnet R. Maybank Democratic Party (US) The 1948 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1948, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Senator Burnet R. Maybank won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger J. Bates Gerald in the general election to win another six-year term. Democratic primary Candidates Neville Bennett William Jennings Bryan Dorn, U.S. Representative from Greenwood Alan Johnstone Burnet R. Maybank, incumbent Senator since 1941 Marcus A. Stone Results Senator Maybank narrowly achieved a majority of the primary vote, avoiding a potential run-off election against Dorn. Democratic PrimaryCandidateVotes% Burnet R. Maybank 161,608 51.5 W.J. Bryan Dorn 76,749 24.4 Neville Bennett 43,068 13.7 Alan Johnstone 17,689 5.6 Marcus A. Stone 14,904 4.8 General election Campaign Since the end of Reconstruction in 1877, the Democratic Party dominated the politics of South Carolina and its statewide candidates were never seriously challenged. Maybank did not campaign for the general election as there was no chance of defeat. Results 1948 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina Democratic Party (United States) Burnet R. Maybank (incumbent) 135,998 96.4 -3.6 Republican Party (United States) J. Bates Gerald 5,008 3.6 +3.6 130,990 92.8 -7.2 141,006 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- #00f 65+% won by Maybank See also List of United States senators from South Carolina United States Senate elections, 1948 and 1949 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1948 References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 79 "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: 1949, p. 11. South Carolina 1948 Category:1948 South Carolina elections