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Parents > United States > South Carolina > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1944 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 25, 1944 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close July 25, 1944 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1945 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1951 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH December 05, 2015 05:08pm
Data SourcesSouthern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949 (Heard/Strong), p. 111
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1938
NameEllison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith Votes45,751 (98.90%)
Term01/04/1939 - 11/17/1944 Margin45,243 (+97.80%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameOlin D. Johnston Votes94,556 (92.96%)
Term01/04/1945 - 01/03/1951 Margin90,749 (+89.22%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceSC US Senate 11/07/1944

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Name Gov. Olin D. Johnston (I) Sen. Ellison D. "Cotton Ed" Smith John M. Daniel Carl B. Epps Augustus S. Merrimon  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 138,440 (55.21%) 88,045 (35.11%) 14,572 (5.81%) 6,861 (2.74%) 2,858 (1.14%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -50,395 (-20.10%) -123,868 (-49.39%) -131,579 (-52.47%) -135,582 (-54.06%)  
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