1926 United States Senate election in South Carolina

none March 2026 September 2023 1926 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina South Carolina presidential no 1920 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1920 1932 United States Senate election in South Carolina 1932 August 31 and September 14, 1926 x150px File:Senator Ellison DuRant Smith.jpg Ellison D. Smith Democratic Party (United States) 72,015 primary82,783 runoff 41.99% primary51.62% runoff EdgarAllanBrown.jpg Edgar Allan Brown Democratic Party (United States) 65,331 primary77,559 runoff 38.10% primary48.38% runoff 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%Brown: #ffeeaa 30–40% #ffe680 40–50% #f9d440 50–60% #f4c200 60–70% #daae00 70–80%Dial: #ff5cde 60–70% U.S. Senator Ellison D. Smith Democratic Party (United States) Ellison D. Smith Democratic Party (United States) 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 PrimaryCandidateVotes% Ellison D. Smith 72,015 42.0 Edgar Allan Brown 65,331 38.1 Nathaniel B. Dial 34,144 19.9 Runoff Democratic Primary RunoffCandidateVotes%±% Ellison D. Smith 82,783 51.6 +9.6 Edgar Allan Brown 77,559 48.4 +10.3 General election results South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1926 Democratic Party (United States) Ellison D. Smith (incumbent) 14,560 100.00% 0.00% 14,560 100.00% 0.00% 14,560 |- | Democratic Party (United States) | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- #00f 65+% won by Smith See also List of United States senators from South Carolina 1926 United States Senate elections 1926 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1926 South Carolina gubernatorial election References Jordan Frank E The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 69–70 "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. Senatorial Joke http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,722463,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100920033921/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,722463,00.html dead September 20, 2010 Time September 13, 1926 March 14, 2008 South Carolina 1926 United States Senate Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections