United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1924

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.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Senator Nathaniel B. Dial was opposed in the Democratic primary by Coleman Livingston Blease and James F. Byrnes. On August 26, Blease and Byrnes emerged as the top vote getters in the first primary. Blease won the runoff election on September 9 and was elected to a six-year term in the Senate because there was no opposition to the Democratic candidate in the general election.

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Coleman Livingston Blease	83,738	41.8
James F. Byrnes	67,727	33.8
Nathaniel B. Dial	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

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1924

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Coleman Livingston Blease	49,060	100.0	0.0
Majority			49,060	100.0	0.0
Turnout			49,060
	Democratic hold

  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

• "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.