faction and they nominated James B. Gaston as their candidate. The Tolbert black and tan faction was rebuffed by the national Republican Party, but they proceeded to nominate B.L. Hendrix for the election. Many of the black civil rights leaders of the state decided to form their own political party in response to the state Democratic party becoming a private entity. Their party, called the Progressive Democratic Party, nominated Osceola E. McKaine for the Senate election with the sole purpose of motivating blacks in the state to register and vote. General election results |- | bgcolor="#00FFFF" | | Progressive Democratic | Osceola E. McKaine | align="right" | 3,214 | align="right" | 3.2 | align="right" | +3.2 |- | bgcolor="#FF3333" | | Republican (Tolbert) | B.L. Hendrix | align="right" | 141 | align="right" | 0.1 | align="right" | N/A |- |- | | colspan=5 |Democratic hold |- See also List of United States senators from South Carolina United States Senate elections, 1944 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1944 References "Supplemental Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina." Reports and Resolutions of South Carolina to the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina. Volume I. Columbia, SC: 1945, p. 10. 1944 South Carolina 1944 South Carolina elections