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Election 1938 Results

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1938 US Senate election in South Carolina

Cotton Ed Smith (Democrat) beat J.D. Meyer (Republican) in South Carolina in 1938, 98.9% to 1.1%, a margin of 97.8 points and 44,843 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Cotton Ed Smith also won.

Democrats led in 46 of the 46 counties as they stood then. The largest, Charleston, cast 4,197 votes and went to the Democrat by 87.6 points. The closest was Jasper, where 144 votes separated the two parties.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Cotton Ed Smith won Democratic 45,351 98.9%
J.D. Meyer Republican 508 1.1%
All other candidates 2 0.0%
Total45,861

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Charleston 3,937 93.8% 260 6.2% 4,197 D+87.6
Anderson 3,463 99.7% 10 0.3% 3,473 D+99.4
Greenville 3,426 99.2% 26 0.8% 3,452 D+98.5
Spartanburg 2,861 99.2% 24 0.8% 2,885 D+98.3
Richland 2,386 97.5% 60 2.5% 2,446 D+95.1
Lancaster 2,104 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,104 D+100.0
Greenwood 1,520 99.8% 3 0.2% 1,523 D+99.6
Union 1,406 99.8% 3 0.2% 1,409 D+99.6
Laurens 1,293 99.7% 4 0.3% 1,297 D+99.4
Florence 1,268 99.4% 8 0.6% 1,276 D+98.7
Chesterfield 1,225 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,225 D+100.0
Horry 1,113 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,113 D+100.0
Newberry 1,072 99.6% 4 0.4% 1,076 D+99.3
Aiken 924 100.0% 0 0.0% 924 D+100.0
Orangeburg 905 99.5% 5 0.5% 910 D+98.9
Oconee 836 98.7% 11 1.3% 847 D+97.4
Pickens 811 98.3% 14 1.7% 825 D+96.6
Saluda 754 99.9% 1 0.1% 755 D+99.7
Sumter 706 98.1% 13 1.8% 1 720 D+96.3
Barnwell 712 99.9% 1 0.1% 713 D+99.7
Edgefield 704 100.0% 0 0.0% 704 D+100.0
Chester 689 100.0% 0 0.0% 689 D+100.0
Lexington 680 99.4% 4 0.6% 684 D+98.8
York 678 99.6% 3 0.4% 681 D+99.1
Colleton 679 99.9% 1 0.1% 680 D+99.7
Dorchester 674 99.9% 1 0.1% 675 D+99.7
Clarendon 669 100.0% 0 0.0% 669 D+100.0
Williamsburg 654 99.7% 2 0.3% 656 D+99.4
Cherokee 625 98.6% 9 1.4% 634 D+97.2
Georgetown 592 94.3% 36 5.7% 628 D+88.5
Bamberg 554 100.0% 0 0.0% 554 D+100.0
Abbeville 515 99.8% 1 0.2% 516 D+99.6
Hampton 488 100.0% 0 0.0% 488 D+100.0
Fairfield 482 99.8% 1 0.2% 483 D+99.6
Dillon 466 100.0% 0 0.0% 466 D+100.0
Lee 459 99.6% 2 0.4% 461 D+99.1
Darlington 454 100.0% 0 0.0% 454 D+100.0
Allendale 441 99.8% 1 0.2% 442 D+99.5
Kershaw 391 100.0% 0 0.0% 391 D+100.0
Calhoun 389 99.7% 1 0.3% 390 D+99.5
Marlboro 386 100.0% 0 0.0% 386 D+100.0
Berkeley 341 100.0% 0 0.0% 341 D+100.0
McCormick 333 100.0% 0 0.0% 333 D+100.0
Marion 313 100.0% 0 0.0% 313 D+100.0
Beaufort 229 100.0% 0 0.0% 229 D+100.0
Jasper 144 100.0% 0 0.0% 144 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1938; 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