Election
1948 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina
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| | | Nominee | Burnet R. Maybank | W.J. Bryan Dorn | | Party | Democratic | Democratic | Popular vote | 161,608 | 76,749 | Percentage | 51.63% | 24.85% | | | | | Nominee | Neville Bennett | Alan Johnstone | | Party | Democratic | Democratic | Popular vote | 43,068 | 17,689 | Percentage | 13.48% | 5.44% | |
U.S. senator before election Burnet R. Maybank Democratic | Elected U.S. Senator Burnet R. Maybank Democratic | |
The 1948 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1948 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Senator Burnet R. Maybank won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger J. Bates Gerald in the general election to win another six-year term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Senator Maybank narrowly achieved a majority of the primary vote, avoiding a potential run-off election against Dorn.
Democratic Primary |
Candidate | Votes | % |
Burnet R. Maybank | 161,608 | 51.5 |
W.J. Bryan Dorn | 76,749 | 24.4 |
Neville Bennett | 43,068 | 13.7 |
Alan Johnstone | 17,689 | 5.6 |
Marcus A. Stone | 14,904 | 4.8 |
General election
Campaign
Since the end of Reconstruction in 1877, the Democratic Party dominated the politics of South Carolina and its statewide candidates were never seriously challenged. Maybank did not campaign for the general election as there was no chance of defeat.
Results
1948 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Burnet R. Maybank (incumbent) | 135,998 | 96.4 | -3.6 |
| Republican | J. Bates Gerald | 5,008 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
Majority | 130,990 | 92.8 | -7.2 |
Turnout | 141,006 | | |
| Democratic hold |
65+% won by Maybank
See also
References
- Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. p. 79.
- "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1949, p. 11.
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