1930 United States Senate election in South Carolina

1930 Democratic Senate primary runoff in South Carolina

September 9, 1930

Nominee James F. Byrnes Cole Blease Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 120,755 116,264 Percentage 50.95% 49.05%

U.S. senator before election Coleman Livingston Blease Democratic Elected U.S. Senator James F. Byrnes Democratic

The 1930 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 4, 1930, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Senator Coleman Livingston Blease was defeated in the Democratic primary by James F. Byrnes. He was unopposed in the general election to win a six-year term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Cole Blease, incumbent Senator since 1925
• James F. Byrnes, former U.S. Representative from Charleston and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1924
• Leon W. Harris

Campaign

Senator Coleman Livingston Blease was opposed in the Democratic primary by former Representative James F. Byrnes. Blease was the leader in the first primary election on August 26, but in previous primary elections he had been the leader in the first primary and unable to increase his support in the runoff election. This election was no different and Byrnes won the runoff on September 9. There was no opposition to the Democratic candidate in the general election so Byrnes was elected to a six-year term in the Senate.

Results

Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	%
Coleman Livingston Blease	111,989	46.0
James F. Byrnes	92,242	37.8
Leon W. Harris	39,512	16.2

Runoff

Democratic Primary Runoff
Candidate	Votes	%	±%
James F. Byrnes	120,755	50.9	+13.1
Coleman Livingston Blease	116,264	49.1	+3.1

General election

Results

1930 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James F. Byrnes	16,211	100.0	0.0
Majority			16,211	100.0	0.0
Turnout			16,211
	Democratic hold

  65+% won by Byrnes

See also

• List of United States senators from South Carolina
• 1930 United States Senate elections
• 1930 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
• 1930 South Carolina gubernatorial election

References

• Jordan, Frank E. The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. pp. 71–72.
• "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports of State Officers Boards and Committees to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1931, p. 3.
• "Makings of the 72nd (Cont.)". Time. September 8, 1930. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2008.