The 1909 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on January 26, 1909.[1] Its outcome was determined by a Democratic Partyprimary election held on August 25 and September 8, 1908. Interim Senator Frank B. Gary, who had been elected to complete the unfinished term of the late Senator Asbury Latimer, did not run for re-election. DemocratEllison D. Smith won the Democratic primary and was elected by the General Assembly for a six-year term.