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Election 1948 Results

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1948 US Senate election in South Carolina

Burnet R. Maybank (Democrat) beat J. Bates Gerald (Republican) in South Carolina in 1948, 96.4% to 3.6%, a margin of 92.9 points and 130,990 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1942, when Burnet R. Maybank also won.

Democrats led in 46 of the 46 counties as they stood then. The largest, Charleston, cast 13,762 votes and went to the Democrat by 91.8 points. The closest was McCormick, where 742 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
Burnet R. Maybank won Democratic 135,998 96.4%
J. Bates Gerald Republican 5,008 3.6%
Total141,006

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Charleston 13,196 95.9% 566 4.1% 13,762 D+91.8
Spartanburg 11,447 95.2% 580 4.8% 12,027 D+90.4
Greenville 8,757 91.7% 789 8.3% 9,546 D+83.5
Richland 8,527 92.8% 666 7.2% 9,193 D+85.5
Aiken 5,186 98.1% 100 1.9% 5,286 D+96.2
Florence 4,933 96.6% 172 3.4% 5,105 D+93.3
Anderson 3,955 97.9% 85 2.1% 4,040 D+95.8
Horry 3,850 97.2% 111 2.8% 3,961 D+94.4
Orangeburg 3,595 95.6% 164 4.4% 3,759 D+91.3
Sumter 3,245 95.9% 137 4.1% 3,382 D+91.9
York 3,136 93.7% 211 6.3% 3,347 D+87.4
Union 3,325 99.4% 21 0.6% 3,346 D+98.7
Newberry 3,086 98.9% 34 1.1% 3,120 D+97.8
Greenwood 2,948 97.9% 63 2.1% 3,011 D+95.8
Dorchester 2,854 97.0% 87 3.0% 2,941 D+94.1
Darlington 2,670 96.6% 94 3.4% 2,764 D+93.2
Laurens 2,601 98.9% 30 1.1% 2,631 D+97.7
Colleton 2,564 98.5% 38 1.5% 2,602 D+97.1
Lancaster 2,502 98.8% 30 1.2% 2,532 D+97.6
Chesterfield 2,456 99.0% 26 1.0% 2,482 D+97.9
Georgetown 2,337 94.7% 132 5.3% 2,469 D+89.3
Lexington 2,337 99.0% 23 1.0% 2,360 D+98.1
Barnwell 2,039 98.6% 28 1.4% 2,067 D+97.3
Williamsburg 1,965 98.8% 23 1.2% 1,988 D+97.7
Kershaw 1,917 97.5% 49 2.5% 1,966 D+95.0
Oconee 1,874 96.1% 77 3.9% 1,951 D+92.1
Pickens 1,810 93.1% 134 6.9% 1,944 D+86.2
Saluda 1,899 99.2% 15 0.8% 1,914 D+98.4
Bamberg 1,838 98.2% 34 1.8% 1,872 D+96.4
Berkeley 1,819 97.6% 45 2.4% 1,864 D+95.2
Edgefield 1,833 99.8% 4 0.2% 1,837 D+99.6
Cherokee 1,685 96.6% 60 3.4% 1,745 D+93.1
Dillon 1,659 98.3% 28 1.7% 1,687 D+96.7
Hampton 1,611 99.5% 8 0.5% 1,619 D+99.0
Clarendon 1,574 99.0% 16 1.0% 1,590 D+98.0
Chester 1,524 96.9% 48 3.1% 1,572 D+93.9
Marion 1,516 99.1% 13 0.9% 1,529 D+98.3
Marlboro 1,479 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,479 D+100.0
Beaufort 1,228 90.3% 132 9.7% 1,360 D+80.6
Fairfield 1,295 96.1% 52 3.9% 1,347 D+92.3
Lee 1,296 97.3% 36 2.7% 1,332 D+94.6
Allendale 1,096 98.7% 14 1.3% 1,110 D+97.5
Abbeville 1,057 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,057 D+100.0
Jasper 859 96.8% 28 3.2% 887 D+93.7
Calhoun 876 99.4% 5 0.6% 881 D+98.9
McCormick 742 100.0% 0 0.0% 742 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1948; 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