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Election 1914 Results

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1914 US Senate election in South Carolina

Cotton Ed Smith (Democrat) won in South Carolina in 1914 with 99.8% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

Democrats led in 44 of the 44 counties as they stood then. The largest, Spartanburg, cast 2,749 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Jasper, where 139 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Cotton Ed Smith won Democratic 32,950 99.8%
All other candidates 79 0.2%
Total33,029

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Spartanburg 2,749 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,749 D+100.0
Orangeburg 1,585 99.9% 0 0.0% 1 1,586 D+99.9
Greenville 1,369 99.3% 0 0.0% 10 1,379 D+99.3
Lexington 1,223 97.6% 0 0.0% 30 1,253 D+97.6
Cherokee 1,107 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,107 D+100.0
Laurens 1,088 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,088 D+100.0
Chesterfield 1,037 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,037 D+100.0
Anderson 1,032 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,032 D+100.0
Newberry 1,011 99.8% 0 0.0% 2 1,013 D+99.8
Aiken 988 100.0% 0 0.0% 988 D+100.0
Union 927 100.0% 0 0.0% 927 D+100.0
Richland 887 97.9% 0 0.0% 19 906 D+97.9
Greenwood 886 100.0% 0 0.0% 886 D+100.0
Charleston 814 98.2% 0 0.0% 15 829 D+98.2
Saluda 818 100.0% 0 0.0% 818 D+100.0
Florence 792 100.0% 0 0.0% 792 D+100.0
Lancaster 784 100.0% 0 0.0% 784 D+100.0
Edgefield 698 100.0% 0 0.0% 698 D+100.0
Barnwell 669 100.0% 0 0.0% 669 D+100.0
Horry 659 100.0% 0 0.0% 659 D+100.0
Sumter 654 100.0% 0 0.0% 654 D+100.0
York 650 100.0% 0 0.0% 650 D+100.0
Chester 616 100.0% 0 0.0% 616 D+100.0
Dorchester 608 100.0% 0 0.0% 608 D+100.0
Colleton 602 100.0% 0 0.0% 602 D+100.0
Abbeville 597 100.0% 0 0.0% 597 D+100.0
Marion 583 100.0% 0 0.0% 583 D+100.0
Clarendon 579 100.0% 0 0.0% 579 D+100.0
Hampton 562 100.0% 0 0.0% 562 D+100.0
Marlboro 561 100.0% 0 0.0% 561 D+100.0
Kershaw 553 100.0% 0 0.0% 553 D+100.0
Bamberg 531 100.0% 0 0.0% 531 D+100.0
Pickens 516 100.0% 0 0.0% 516 D+100.0
Oconee 515 100.0% 0 0.0% 515 D+100.0
Darlington 509 100.0% 0 0.0% 509 D+100.0
Williamsburg 492 100.0% 0 0.0% 492 D+100.0
Dillon 468 100.0% 0 0.0% 468 D+100.0
Lee 414 100.0% 0 0.0% 414 D+100.0
Berkeley 413 100.0% 0 0.0% 413 D+100.0
Calhoun 401 100.0% 0 0.0% 401 D+100.0
Fairfield 395 100.0% 0 0.0% 395 D+100.0
Beaufort 268 100.0% 0 0.0% 268 D+100.0
Georgetown 201 99.0% 0 0.0% 2 203 D+99.0
Jasper 139 100.0% 0 0.0% 139 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1914; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

South Carolina Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Scott (R) R+25.9
2020 Lindsey Graham (R) R+10.3
2016 Tim Scott (R) R+23.6
2014 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.5
2010 Jim DeMint (R) R+33.8
2008 Lindsey Graham (R) R+15.3
2004 Jim Demint (R) R+9.6
2002 Lindsey O. Graham (R) R+10.2
1998 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+7.0
1996 Strom Thurmond (R) R+9.4
1992 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+3.1
1990 Strom Thurmond (R) R+31.7
1986 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+27.5
1984 Strom Thurmond (R) R+35.0
1980 Ernest Fritz Hollings (D) D+40.7
1978 Strom Thurmond (R) R+11.4
1974 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+40.9
1972 Strom Thurmond (R) R+26.6
1968 Ernest F. Hollings (D) D+23.8
1966 Strom Thurmond (R) R+24.4
1962 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+14.3
1960 Strom Thurmond (D) D+100.0
1956 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+64.5
1954 Strom Thurmond (other)
1950 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+99.9
1948 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+92.9
1944 Olin D. Johnston (D) D+89.2
1942 Burnet R. Maybank (D) D+100.0
1938 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+97.8
1936 James F. Byrnes (D) D+97.7
1932 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+96.3
1930 James F. Byrnes (D) D+100.0
1926 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1924 Coleman L. Blease (D) D+100.0
1920 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+100.0
1918 Nathaniel B. Dial (D) D+100.0
1914 Cotton Ed Smith (D) D+99.8