The 1948 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1948 to select the
U.S. Senator
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The composition and powe ...
from the state of
South Carolina
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. Incumbent
Democratic Senator
Burnet R. Maybank
Burnet Rhett Maybank (March 7, 1899September 1, 1954) was a three-term United States Senate, US senator, the List of Governors of South Carolina, 99th governor of South Carolina, and mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the first governo ...
won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger J. Bates Gerald in the general election to win another six-year term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Neville Bennett
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William Jennings Bryan Dorn
William Jennings Bryan Dorn (April 14, 1916 – August 13, 2005) was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the western part of the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 197 ...
, U.S. Representative from
Greenwood
*Alan Johnstone
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Burnet R. Maybank
Burnet Rhett Maybank (March 7, 1899September 1, 1954) was a three-term United States Senate, US senator, the List of Governors of South Carolina, 99th governor of South Carolina, and mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the first governo ...
, incumbent Senator since 1941
*Marcus A. Stone
Results
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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dominated the
politics of South Carolina
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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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Democratic hold
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See also
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List of United States senators from South Carolina
South Carolina ratified the United States Constitution on May 23, 1788. Its Senate seats were declared vacant in July 1861 owing to its secession from the Union. They were again filled from July 1868. The state's current U.S. senators are Republi ...
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United States Senate elections, 1948 and 1949
The 1948 United States Senate elections were elections which coincided with the election of Democratic President Harry S. Truman for a full term. Truman had campaigned against an "obstructionist" Congress that had blocked many of his initiatives ...
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References
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*"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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South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
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1948
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1948 South Carolina elections