1948 united states senate election in south carolina

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      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

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      Neville Bennett
      William Jennings Bryan Dorn, U.S. Representative from Greenwood
      Alan Johnstone
      Burnet R. Maybank, incumbent Senator since 1941
      Marcus A. Stone


      = Results

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      Senator Maybank narrowly achieved a majority of the primary vote, avoiding a potential run-off election against Dorn.


      General election




      = Campaign

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      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

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      See also


      List of United States senators from South Carolina
      United States Senate elections, 1948 and 1949
      United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1948


      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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