1914 United States Senate election in South Carolina

1914 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina

← 1909 August 25, 1914 1920 →
 
Nominee Ellison D. Smith Cole Blease
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 72,256 55,908
Percentage 54.66% 42.29%

U.S. senator before election

Ellison D. Smith
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ellison D. Smith
Democratic

The 1914 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 3, 1914 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. It was the first election in South Carolina in which the voters were able to choose the candidate in the general election. Incumbent Democratic Senator Ellison D. Smith won the Democratic primary and defeated nominal opposition in the general election to win another six-year term.


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