Who did Byrnes narrowly defeat in 1930 to join the Senate?
Coleman Blease
William Gibbs McAdoo
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Answer
Coleman Blease, the incumbent senator from South Carolina, faced a tough challenge from James F. Byrnes in the 1930 Democratic primary. Byrnes, a former state legislator and judge, campaigned on a platform of progressive reform, promising to bring new jobs and economic opportunities to the state. Despite Blease's popularity and strong political machine, Byrnes managed to narrowly defeat him by a margin of just over 1,000 votes.
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