The 1926 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1926, 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.
Democratic primary Candidates Edgar Allan Brown, Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Nathaniel B. Dial, former U.S. Senator from 1919 to 1925 Ellison D. Smith, incumbent Senator since 1909
Senator Ellison D. Smith was opposed in the Democratic primary by state Representative Edgar Allan Brown of Barnwell County. 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 PrimaryCandidateVotes% Ellison D. Smith 72,015 42.0 Edgar Allan Brown 65,331 38.1 Nathaniel B. Dial 34,144 19.9
Runoff Democratic Primary RunoffCandidateVotes%±% Ellison D. Smith 82,783 51.6 +9.6 Edgar Allan Brown 77,559 48.4 +10.3
General election results
| colspan=5 |Democratic hold
See also List of United States senators from South Carolina 1926 United States Senate elections 1926 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina 1926 South Carolina gubernatorial election
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: 1927, p. 58.