The 1918 South Carolina United States Senate special election was held on November 5, 1918 simultaneously with the regular senate election to select the

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from the state of South Carolina to serve the remainder of the term for the

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. The election resulted from the death of Senator

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on July 3, 1918.

William P. Pollock William Pegues Pollock (December 9, 1870June 2, 1922) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born near Cheraw, he attended public and private schools and the University of South Carolina at Columbia. He graduated from the law depar ...

won the

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primary and was unopposed in the general election to win the remaining four months of the term.

Democratic primary

The South Carolina Democratic Party held the

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on August 27 and

had a slight lead, but did not garner over 50% of the vote and was forced into a

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against Thomas H. Peeples. On September 10, Pollock won the runoff and was thereby elected for the short term in the Senate because there was no opposition to the Democratic candidate in the general election.

General election results

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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 II. Columbia, SC: 1919, p. 43. {{South Carolina elections South Carolina 1918 South Carolina 1918 1918 Special South Carolina Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1918 Single-candidate elections

Democratic primary

General election results

See also

References