- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1930
The 1930 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on
November 4 ,1930 to select the U.S. Senator from the state ofSouth Carolina . Incumbent Democratic SenatorColeman Livingston Blease was defeated in the Democratic primary byJames F. Byrnes . He was unopposed in the general election to win a six year term.Democratic primary
Senator
Coleman Livingston Blease was opposed in the Democratic primary by former RepresentativeJames F. Byrnes . Blease was the leader in the firstprimary election onAugust 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 onSeptember 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.General election results
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party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate =James F. Byrnes
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List of United States Senators from South Carolina
*United States Senate elections, 1930
*United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1930
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1930 References
*cite book | last = Jordan | first = Frank E | title = The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 | pages = 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.
*cite news | title=Makings of the 72nd (Cont.) | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,740250,00.html | publisher=Time | date=1930-09-08 | accessdate=2008-03-14
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