1903 United States Senate election in South Carolina
The two remaining candidates in the race, Representative Asbury Latimer and former Governor John Gary Evans, were strong Tillmanites.However, they held strongly opposing views and a duel almost ensued between the two while campaigning at St. George on July 12.Hemphill was unable to strike back because Latimer quickly left the scene.On August 26, Latimer and Evans emerged as the top two candidates in the field and were to face each other in a runoff election on September 9.Evans was widely disliked by Conservatives in the state so they threw their support behind Latimer and he easily won the runoff election.