Roger C. Peace Democratic Burnet R. Maybank Democratic The 1941 United States Senate special election in South Carolina was held on September 30, 1941[1] to complete the unexpired term of Senator James F. Byrnes, who resigned on July 8.

Interim Senator Alva Lumpkin died on August 1 and in turn was succeeded by Roger C. Peace, who did not run for re-election.

In 1937, Senator James F. Byrnes began a six-year term ending in 1943.

On June 12, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated Byrnes as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, and he was confirmed that same day.

[3] To fill the vacancy until a successor could be duly elected, Governor of South Carolina Burnet R. Maybank appointed Judge Alva Lumpkin on July 22, 1941, but Lumpkin died on August 1, 1941.