1942 United States Senate election in South Carolina

1942 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina
August 25, 1942
 
Nominee Burnet R. Maybank Eugene Blease
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 120,731 114,241
Percentage 51.38% 48.62%
County results
Maybank:      50–60%      60–70% ...      80–90%
Blease:      50–60%      60–70% ...      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Burnet R. Maybank
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Burnet R. Maybank
Democratic

The 1942 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 3, 1942, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Senator Burnet R. Maybank defeated Eugene S. Blease in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election to win a six-year term.

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