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.
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 RepresentativeEdgar 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 Primary
Candidate
Votes
%
Ellison D. Smith
72,015
42.0
Edgar Allan Brown
65,331
38.1
Nathaniel B. Dial
34,144
19.9
Runoff[]
Democratic Primary Runoff
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
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
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Democratic
Ellison D. Smith (incumbent)
14,560
100.0
0.0
Majority
14,560
100.0
0.0
Turnout
14,560
Democratichold
65+% won by Smith
See also[]
List of United States senators from South Carolina
United States Senate elections, 1926
United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1926
South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1926
References[]
Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 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.