1948 United States Senate election in South Carolina

1948 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina

← 1942 November 2, 1948 1954 →
 
Nominee Burnet R. Maybank W.J. Bryan Dorn
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 161,608 76,749
Percentage 51.63% 24.85%

 
Nominee Neville Bennett Alan Johnstone
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 43,068 17,689
Percentage 13.48% 5.44%

Results by county
Maybank:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Dorn:      30–40%      40–50%      50-60%      60–70%
Bennett:      80-90%

U.S. senator before election

Burnet R. Maybank
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Burnet R. Maybank
Democratic

The 1948 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1948 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Senator Burnet R. Maybank won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican challenger J. Bates Gerald in the general election to win another six-year term.