The 1924 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 4, 1924 to select the U.S. Senator for a six-year term from the state of South Carolina. Coleman Livingston Blease won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election to win the six-year term to the Senate.
Coleman Livingston Blease, former Governor of South Carolina and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1914 and 1918
James F. Byrnes, U.S. Representative from Charleston
Nathaniel B. Dial, incumbent Senator since 1919
John McMahan
Results[]
Democratic Primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Coleman Livingston Blease
83,738
'41.8
James F. Byrnes
67,727
33.8
Nathaniel B. Dial (incumbent)
44,425
22.2
John J. McMahan
4,530
2.2
Democratic Primary Runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Coleman Livingston Blease
100,738
50.6
+8.8
James F. Byrnes
98,467
49.4
+15.6
General election[]
Results[]
1924 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Coleman Livingston Blease
49,060
100.0
0.0
Majority
49,060
100.0
0.0
Turnout
49,060
Democratichold
65+% won by Blease
See also[]
List of United States senators from South Carolina
United States Senate elections, 1924
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1924
South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1924
References[]
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 68–69.
"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: 1925, p. 59.