James F. Byrnes, U.S. Senator

James F. Byrnes

U.S. Senator
Home state
South Carolina
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1930–1936
Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Byrnes129,909
Opponents1,663
2
Elections run

Between 1930 and 1936, James F. Byrnes ran in 2 U.S. Senate elections, winning all 2. Byrnes's biggest single-election total was 113,696 votes, in the 1936 U.S. Senate election in South Carolina.

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How many votes has James F. Byrnes received?

James F. Byrnes has received 129,909 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

James F. Byrnes’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1936U.S. SenateSouth CarolinaWon113,69698.56%Joseph A. Tolbert
Marion W. Seabrook
1930U.S. SenateSouth CarolinaWon16,213100%
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.