1913 United States Senate election in South Carolina

1912 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina

← 1907 August 27, 1912 1918 →
 
Nominee Ben Tillman W. Jasper Talbert Nathaniel B. Dial
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 73,148 37,141 28,476
Percentage 52.7% 26.8% 20.5%

U.S. senator before election

Ben Tillman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ben Tillman
Democratic

The 1913 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on January 28, 1913, when the South Carolina legislature met and unanimously ratified the results of the August 27, 1912 primary. Incumbent Senator Ben Tillman was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

Prior to the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, U.S. Senators were elected by the state legislature. However, the Democratic Party of South Carolina organized primary elections for the U.S. Senate beginning in 1896 and the General Assembly would confirm the choice of the Democratic voters. Tillman handily defeated former U.S. Representative W. Jasper Talbert and businessman Nathaniel B. Dial in the primary election.


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