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.
William P. Pollock, former interim U.S. Senator and State Representative from Cheraw
Ellison D. Smith, incumbent Senator since 1909
George Warren, resident of 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 Primary
Candidate
Votes
%
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 Runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
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
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Ellison D. Smith (incumbent)
64,388
100.0
+0.3
No party
Write-Ins
1
0.0
0.0
Majority
64,387
100.0
+0.6
Turnout
64,389
Democratichold
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
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 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.