1920 United States Senate election in South Carolina

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1920 South Carolina Democratic Senate primary runoff
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  1914 September 14, 1920 1926  
  Senator Ellison DuRant Smith.jpg George Warren (1916) (cropped).jpg
Nominee Ellison D. Smith George Warren
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote65,88042,735
Percentage60.65%39.35%

1920 United States Senate Democratic primary in South Carolina results map by county.svg
1920 United States Senate Democratic primary runoff in South Carolina results map by county.svg
Smith:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Warren:      30–40%     40–50%     50-60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Pollock:      50-60%
Irby:      30–40%

U.S. senator before election

Ellison D. Smith
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ellison D. Smith
Democratic

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.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

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
CandidateVotes%
Ellison D. Smith 57,42348.7
George Warren 36,317 30.8
William P. Pollock 15,678 13.3
W.C. Irby 8,454 7.2

Runoff

Democratic Primary Runoff
CandidateVotes%±%
Ellison D. Smith 65,88060.7+12.0
George Warren42,73539.3+8.5

General election results

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1920
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ellison D. Smith (incumbent) 64,388 100.00% +0.27%
No party Write-Ins 10.00%−0.27%
Majority64,387100.00%+0.54%
Turnout 64,389
Democratic hold
  65+% won by Smith

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