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1942 United States Senate election in South Carolina
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1942 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina |
| country | South Carolina |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1941 United States Senate special election in South Carolina |
| previous_year | 1941 (special) |
| next_election | 1948 United States Senate election in South Carolina |
| next_year | 1948 |
| election_date | August 25, 1942 |
| image_size | x160px |
| image1 | Burnet R. Maybank.jpg |
| nominee1 | **Burnet R. Maybank** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **120,731** |
| percentage1 | **51.38%** |
| image2 | File:3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | Eugene Blease |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 114,241 |
| percentage2 | 48.62% |
| map_image | 1942 United States Senate Primary election in South Carolina results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 250px |
| map_caption | County results |
| **Maybank**: ... | |
| **Blease**: ... | |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Burnet R. Maybank |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Burnet R. Maybank |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Maybank: ... Blease: ...
The 1942 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 3, 1942, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Senator Burnet R. Maybank defeated Eugene S. Blease in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election to win a six-year term.
Background
Main article: 1941 United States Senate special election in South Carolina
In 1937, Senator James F. Byrnes began a six-year term ending in 1943, but President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him to the Supreme Court in 1940. To fill the vacancy until a successor could be duly elected, Governor of South Carolina Burnet R. Maybank appointed Judge Alva Lumpkin, but Lumpkin died on August 1, 1941. Maybank then appointed Roger C. Peace to succeed Lumpkin. Peace did not run in the special election to complete the term.
In the special election to complete Byrnes's unexpired term on November, Governor Maybank defeated former Governor Olin D. Johnston.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Burnet R. Maybank, incumbent Senator since 1941
- Eugene Satterwhite Blease, former Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court and half-brother of former Governor and Senator Cole Blease
Campaign
Maybank campaigned in support of the Roosevelt administration and defeated Blease in the primary election on August 25.
Results
| Democratic Primary | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Burnet R. Maybank** | **120,731** | **51.4** | |
| Eugene S. Blease | 114,241 | 48.6 |
General election
There was no opposition to the Democratic candidate in the general election so Maybank was elected to a six-year term in the Senate.
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Notes
References
- "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: 1943, p. 5.
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