1932 United States Senate election in South Carolina

1932 South Carolina Democratic Senate primary

← 1926 September 13, 1932 1938 →
 
Nominee Ellison D. Smith Cole Blease
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 150,468 114,840
Percentage 56.71% 43.29%

County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Blease:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Ellison D. Smith
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ellison D. Smith
Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 8.

On September 13, incumbent Senator Ellison D. Smith defeated former Senator Cole Blease in the Democratic primary with 56.7% of the vote.

At this time, South Carolina was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Smith won the November general election without any effort.