Electoral history of James F. Byrnes, 49th United States Secretary of State (1945-1947), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1941-1942), United States Senator from South Carolina (1931-1941), 104th Governor of South Carolina (1951-1955) and United States Representative from South Carolina (1911-1925) South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 1910: James F. Byrnes (D) - 4,392 (100.00%) South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 1912: James F. Byrnes (D) (inc.) - 6,133 (100.00%) South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 1914: James F. Byrnes (D) (inc.) - 4,521 (100.00%) South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 1916: James F. Byrnes (D) (inc.) - 7,681 (98.46%) Isaac Meyers (R) - 120 (1.54%) South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 1918: James F. Byrnes (D) (inc.) - 3,155 (100.00%) South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 1920: James F. Byrnes (D) (inc.) - 6,685 (100.00%) South Carolina's 2nd congressional district, 1922: James F. Byrnes (D) (inc.) - 4,163 (100.00%) Democratic primary for the United States Senate from South Carolina, 1924: Coleman Livingston Blease - 83,738 (41.78%) James F. Byrnes - 67,727 (33.79%) Nathaniel B. Dial (inc.) - 44,425 (22.17%) J. J. McMahan - 4,530 (2.26%) Democratic primary runoff for the United States Senate from South Carolina, 1924: Coleman Livingston Blease - 100,686 (50.56%) James F. Byrnes - 98,465 (49.44%) Democratic primary for the United States Senate from South Carolina, 1930: Coleman Livingston Blease (inc.) - 111,989 (45.57%) James F. Byrnes - 94,242 (38.35%) Leon W. Harris - 39,512 (16.08%) Democratic primary runoff for the United States Senate from South Carolina, 1930: James F. Byrnes - 120,755 (50.95%) Coleman Livingston Blease (inc.) - 116,264 (49.05%) United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1930: James F. Byrnes (D) - 16,211 (100.00%) United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1936: James F. Byrnes (D) (inc.) - 113,696 (98.56%) Joseph A. Tolbert (R) - 961 (0.83%) Marion W. Seabrook (R) - 702 (0.61%) H. J. Johnson (?) - 1 (0.00%) Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1941 (Senate confirmation): Yea - unanimously (voice vote) United States Secretary of State, 1945 (Senate confirmation): Yea - unanimously Democratic primary for Governor of South Carolina, 1950: James F. Byrnes - 248,069 (71.63%) Lester L. Bates - 63,143 (18.23%) Thomas H. Pope - 29,622 (8.55%) Marcus A. Stone - 5,495 (1.59%) South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1950: James F. Byrnes (D) - 50,663 (100.00%) References Byrnes, James F.