1918 United States Senate elections

The 1918 United States Senate elections were held throughout 1918,^[a] the midpoint of Woodrow Wilson's second term as president. This was the first election since the ratification of the 17th Amendment that all 32 Class 2 senators were subject to direct or popular election, making them the final class under the old system of being selected by state legislatures. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies.

1918 United States Senate elections

← 1916 November 5, 1918[a] 1920 →
38 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Henry Cabot Lodge[b] Oscar Underwood Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 4, 1919 April 27, 1920 Leader's seat Massachusetts Alabama Seats before 44 52 Seats after 49 47 Seat change 5 5 Seats up 17 23 Seats won 22 18
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      No election
Majority Leader before election Thomas S. Martin (as Conference Chairman) Democratic Elected Majority Leader Henry Cabot Lodge (Unofficial) Republican

Republicans gained a slim 2-seat control after picking a net of 6 seats up. This came after an April 1918 special election where they flipped a seat in Wisconsin.

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

Three Republicans and one Democrat retired instead of seeking re-election. Two Republicans retired instead of seeking election to finish the unexpired terms, one Democrat retired instead of seeking election to a full term and two Democrats retired instead of seeking election to finish the unexpired terms.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Kentucky	George B. Martin	Augustus O. Stanley
Louisiana (special)	Walter Guion	Edward J. Gay
Michigan	William Alden Smith	Truman H. Newberry
New Hampshire (special)	Irving W. Drew	George H. Moses
New Hampshire	Henry F. Hollis	Henry W. Keyes
New Jersey	David Baird	Walter E. Edge
Oregon (special)	Charles L. McNary	Frederick W. Mulkey
South Carolina (special)	Christie Benet	Nathaniel B. Dial
West Virginia	Nathan Goff Jr.	Davis Elkins

Defeats

Eight Democrats and one Republican sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Colorado	John F. Shafroth	Lawrence C. Phipps
Delaware	Willard Saulsbury Jr.	L. Heisler Ball
Georgia	Thomas W. Hardwick	William J. Harris
Illinois	J. Hamilton Lewis	Medill McCormick
Kansas	William H. Thompson	Arthur Capper
Massachusetts	John W. Weeks	David I. Walsh
Mississippi	James K. Vardaman	Pat Harrison
Missouri	Xenophon P. Wilfley	Selden P. Spencer
South Carolina (special)	Christie Benet	William P. Pollock

Deaths

One Democrat died on October 21, 1917, and his seat remained vacant until an April 1918 election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Wisconsin	Paul O. Husting	Irvine Lenroot

Post-election changes

State	Senator	Replaced by
Alabama	John H. Bankhead	Braxton B. Comer
Virginia	Thomas S. Martin	Carter Glass

Source: United States Senate Official Website

Change in composition

Before the elections

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38 Kan. Ran	D37 Ill. Ran	D36 Idaho Ran	D35 Ga. Ran	D34 Del. Ran	D33 Colo. Ran	D32 Ark. Ran	D31 Ala. Ran	D30	D29
D39 La. (reg) Ran	D40 La. (sp) Ran	D41 Mo. (sp) Ran	D42 Mont. Ran	D43 Nev. (sp) Ran	D44 N.H. (reg) Retired	D45 N.C. Ran	D46 Okla. Ran	D47 S.C. (reg) & S.C. (sp) Ran	D48 Tenn. Ran
Majority →									D49 Va. Ran
R39 N.J. (sp) Ran N.J. (reg) Retired	R40 N.M. Ran	R41 Ore. (sp) Retired Ore. (reg) Ran	R42 R.I. Ran	R43 S.D. Ran	R44 Texas Ran	R45 W.Va. Retired	D51 Wyo. Ran	D50 Wis. Died
R38 N.H. (sp) Retired	R37 Neb. Ran	R36 Miss. Ran	R35 Minn. Ran	R34 Mich. Retired	R33 Mass. Ran	R32 Me. Ran	R31 Ky. Retired	R30 Iowa Ran	R29 Idaho (reg) Ran
R19	R20	R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28
R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

Elections results

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38 Mass. Gain	D37 La. (sp) Hold	D36 La. (reg) Re-elected	D35 Ky. Hold	D34 Idaho Elected[c]	D33 Ga. Hold	D32 Ark. Re-elected	D31 Ala. Re-elected	D30	D29
D39 Miss. Hold	D40 Mont. Re-elected	D41 Nev. Elected[c]	D42 N.C. Re-elected	D43 Okla. Re-elected	D44 S.C. (reg) & S.C. (sp) Hold	D45 Tenn. Re-elected	D46 Texas Re-elected	D47 Va. Re-elected	R49 Wyo. Re-elected
Majority →
R39 Neb. Re-elected	R40 N.H. (reg) Gain	R41 N.H. (sp) Hold	R42 N.J. (sp) Elected N.J. (reg) Hold	R43 N.M. Re-elected	R44 Ore. (sp) Hold Ore. (reg) Elected[c]	R45 R.I. Re-elected	R46 S.D. Re-elected	R47 W.Va. Hold	R48 Wis. Gain
R38 Mo. Gain	R37 Minn. Re-elected	R36 Mich. Hold	R35 Me. Re-elected	R34 Kan. Gain	R33 Iowa Re-elected	R32 Ill. Gain	R31 Idaho (reg) Re-elected	R30 Del. Gain	R29 Colo. Gain
R19	R20	R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28
R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

Key:	D# Democratic R# Republican

Complete list of races

Special elections during the 65th Congress

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1918 or before March 4, 1919; ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Wisconsin (Class 3)	Paul O. Husting	Democratic	1914	Incumbent died October 21, 1917. New senator elected April 2, 1918. Republican gain.	▌Y Irvine Lenroot (Republican) 38.73% ▌Joseph E. Davies (Democratic) 35.12% ▌Victor L. Berger (Socialist) 26.09% ▌Anthony J. Benjamin (Prohibition) 0.06%[1]
Idaho (Class 3)	John F. Nugent	Democratic	1918 (appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 5, 1918.	▌Y John F. Nugent (Democratic) 50.5% ▌Frank R. Gooding (Republican) 49.5%[2]: 1442
Louisiana (Class 3)	Walter Guion	Democratic	1918 (appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Democratic hold.	▌Y Edward J. Gay (Democratic) Unopposed[2]: 1447
Missouri (Class 3)	Xenophon P. Wilfley	Democratic	1918 (appointed)	Interim appointee lost nomination. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Republican gain.	▌Y Selden P. Spencer (Republican) 52.39% ▌Joseph W. Folk (Democratic) 46.29%[3]: 419  Others ▌Caleb Lipscomb (Socialist) 1.16% ▌William Wesley Cox (Socialist Labor) 0.16%
Nevada (Class 3)	Charles Henderson	Democratic	1918 (appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 5, 1918.	▌Y Charles Henderson (Democratic), 47.71% ▌Edwin E. Roberts (Republican) 31.5% ▌Anne Henrietta Martin (Independent) 18.01% ▌Martin Scanlan (Socialist) 2.78%[3]: 419
New Hampshire (Class 3)	Irving W. Drew	Republican	1918 (appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Republican hold.	▌Y George H. Moses (Republican) 50.76% ▌John B. Jameson (Democratic) 49.24%[2]: 1455
New Jersey (Class 2)	David Baird	Republican	1918 (appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 5, 1918. Interim appointee was not a candidate for the next term; see below.	▌Y David Baird (Republican) 49.17% ▌Charles O. Hennessy (Democratic) 44.64% ▌James M. Reilly (Socialist) 3.82% ▌Grafton Day (Prohibition) 2.38%[3]: 419
Oregon (Class 2)	Charles L. McNary	Republican	1917 (appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Republican hold. Interim appointee was instead elected to the next term; see below. Mulkey took the seat but subsequently resigned so McNary could be re-appointed ahead of the term.	▌Y Frederick W. Mulkey (Republican) 84.53% ▌Martha Bean (Socialist) 15.47%[2]: 1461
South Carolina (Class 2)	Christie Benet	Democratic	1918 (appointed)	Interim appointee lost renomination. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Democratic hold. Neither the interim appointee nor the winner were elected to the next term; see below.	▌Y William P. Pollock (Democratic) Unopposed[3]: 419

Elections leading to the 66th Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1919; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	John H. Bankhead	Democratic	1907 (appointed) 1907 (special) 1911 (early)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John H. Bankhead (Democratic) Unopposed[2]: 1434
Arkansas	Joseph T. Robinson	Democratic	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph T. Robinson (Democratic) Unopposed[2]: 1436
Colorado	John F. Shafroth	Democratic	1913	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Lawrence C. Phipps (Republican) 49.49% ▌John F. Shafroth (Democratic) 47.94% ▌P. A. Richardson (Prohibition) 2.58%[3]: 429
Delaware	Willard Saulsbury Jr.	Democratic	1913	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y L. Heisler Ball (Republican) 51.17% ▌Willard Saulsbury Jr. (Democratic) 47.83% ▌William H. Connor (Socialist) 1.0%[3]: 429
Georgia	Thomas W. Hardwick	Democratic	1914 (special)	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y William J. Harris (Democratic) 88.34% ▌G. H. Williams (Republican) 11.66%[2]: 1441
Idaho	William Borah	Republican	1907 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Borah (Republican) 67.21% ▌Frank L. Moore (Democratic) 32.79%[2]: 1442
Illinois	J. Hamilton Lewis	Democratic	1913 (Late)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Medill McCormick (Republican) 50.5% ▌J. Hamilton Lewis (Democratic) 44.92% ▌William B. Lloyd (Socialist) 3.91% ▌John M. Francis (Socialist Labor) 0.34%[3]: 429
Iowa	William S. Kenyon	Republican	1911 (special) 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William S. Kenyon (Republican) 65.4% ▌Charles Rollin Keyes (Democratic) 34.6%[2]: 1444
Kansas	William H. Thompson	Democratic	1913	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Arthur Capper (Republican) 63.69% ▌William H. Thompson (Democratic) 33.73% ▌Eva Harding (Socialist) 2.58%[3]: 429
Kentucky	George B. Martin	Democratic	1918 (appointed)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Augustus O. Stanley (Democratic) 50.77% ▌Ben Bruner (Republican) 49.23%[2]: 1446
Louisiana	Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph E. Ransdell (Democratic) Unopposed[2]: 1446
Maine	Bert M. Fernald	Republican	1916 (special)	Incumbent re-elected September 9, 1918.	▌Y Bert M. Fernald (Republican) 55.4% ▌Earl Newbert (Democratic) 44.6%[2]: 1447
Massachusetts	John W. Weeks	Republican	1913	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y David I. Walsh (Democratic) 49.67% ▌John W. Weeks (Republican) 45.07% ▌Thomas W. Lawson (Independent) 5.26%[3]: 429
Michigan	William Alden Smith	Republican	1911 1913	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Truman H. Newberry (Republican) 50.19% ▌Henry Ford (Democratic) 48.47%[3]: 429  Others ▌E. O. Foss (Socialist) 1.09% ▌William Faull (Prohibition) 0.26%
Minnesota	Knute Nelson	Republican	1895 1901 1907 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Knute Nelson (Republican) 60.05% ▌Willis G. Calderwood (National) 39.95%[2]: 1450
Mississippi	James K. Vardaman	Democratic	1912	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected.	▌Y Pat Harrison (Democratic) 95.04% ▌Summer W. Rose (Socialist) 4.96%[2]: 1451
Montana	Thomas J. Walsh	Democratic	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas J. Walsh (Democratic) 41.07% ▌Oscar Lanstrum (Republican) 35.79% ▌Jeannette Rankin (National) 23.14%[3]: 429
Nebraska	George W. Norris	Republican	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George W. Norris (Republican) 54.52% ▌John H. Morehead (Democratic) 45.49%[2]: 1453
New Hampshire	Henry F. Hollis	Democratic	1913	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Henry W. Keyes (Republican) 53.54% ▌Eugene E. Reed (Democratic) 46.46%[2]: 1455
New Jersey	David Baird	Republican	1918 (appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Interim appointee (Baird) was elected to finish the current term; see above.	▌Y Walter E. Edge (Republican) 50.34% ▌George M. La Monte (Democratic) 43.23% ▌James M. Reilly (Socialist) 4.14%[3]: 429  Others ▌Grafton Day (Prohibition) 1.62% ▌William J. Wallace (Single Tax) 0.66%
New Mexico	Albert B. Fall	Republican	1912 (new state) 1912 (Invalidated) 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Albert B. Fall (Republican) 51.4% ▌William B. Walton (Democratic) 47.48% ▌W. P. Metcalf (Socialist) 1.12%[3]: 429
North Carolina	F. M. Simmons	Democratic	1901 1907 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y F. M. Simmons (Democratic) 60.5% ▌John M. Morehead (Republican) 39.5%[2]: 1458
Oklahoma	Robert L. Owen	Democratic	1907 (New state) 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert L. Owen (Democratic) 55.44% ▌W. B. Johnson (Republican) 40.73% ▌C. M. Greenland (Socialist) 3.83%[3]: 429
Oregon	Charles L. McNary	Republican	1917 (appointed)	Interim appointee elected to the next term but not to finish the term. Winner appointed to begin next term early when winner of the special election (see above) resigned.	▌Y Charles L. McNary (Republican) 54.17% ▌Oswald West (Democratic) 42.3% ▌Albert Slaughter (Socialist) 3.53%[3]: 429
Rhode Island	LeBaron B. Colt	Republican	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y LeBaron B. Colt (Republican) 51.76% ▌George F. O'Shaunessy (Democratic) 46.24% ▌Frederick W. Hunt (Socialist) 2.0%[3]: 429
South Carolina	Christie Benet	Democratic	1918 (appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Neither the interim appointee nor the winner were elected to finish the current term; see above.	▌Y Nathaniel B. Dial (Democratic) Unopposed[2]: 1463
South Dakota	Thomas Sterling	Republican	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas Sterling (Republican) 55.07% ▌W. T. Rinehart (Democratic) 38.95% ▌Orville Rafferty (Independent) 5.98%[3]: 429
Tennessee	John K. Shields	Democratic	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John K. Shields (Democratic) 62.17% ▌H. Clay Evans (Republican) 37.83%[2]: 1465
Texas	Morris Sheppard	Democratic	1913 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Morris Sheppard (Democratic) 86.69% ▌J. Webster Flanagan (Republican) 12.41% ▌M. A. Smith (Socialist) 0.9%[3]: 429
Virginia	Thomas S. Martin	Democratic	1893 (early) 1899 (early) 1906 1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas S. Martin (Democratic) Unopposed[2]: 1468
West Virginia	Nathan Goff Jr.	Republican	1913	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Davis Elkins (Republican) 53.53% ▌Clarence W. Watson (Democratic) 45.4% ▌D. M. S. Holt (Socialist) 1.06%[3]: 429
Wyoming	Francis E. Warren	Republican	1890 1893 (lost) 1895 1901 1907 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Francis E. Warren (Republican) 57.77% ▌John Eugene Osborne (Democratic) 42.23%[4]

Closest races

Eighteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
Idaho (special)	Democratic	1.0%
New Hampshire (special)	Republican	1.52%[d]
Kentucky	Democratic	1.54%
Colorado	Republican (flip)	1.55%
Michigan	Republican	1.72%
Delaware	Republican (flip)	3.34%
Wisconsin (special)	Republican (flip)	3.61%
New Mexico	Republican	3.92%
New Jersey (special)	Republican	4.53%
Massachusetts	Democratic (flip)	4.6%
Montana	Democratic	5.28%
Rhode Island	Republican	5.52%
Illinois	Republican (flip)	5.58%
Missouri (special)	Republican (flip)	6.1%
New Hampshire	Republican (flip)	7.08%
New Jersey	Republican	7.11%
West Virginia	Republican	8.13%
Nebraska	Republican	9.03%

Alabama

1918 United States Senate election in Alabama

← 1911 November 5, 1918 1920 (special) →

Nominee John H. Bankhead Party Democratic Popular vote 54,880 Percentage 100.00%

County results Bankhead:      90–100%

U.S. senator before election John H. Bankhead Democratic Elected U.S. senator John H. Bankhead Democratic

See also: List of United States senators from Alabama

Alabama election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Bankhead (incumbent)	54,880	100.00
Total votes			54,880	100.00
	Democratic hold

Arkansas

1918 United States Senate election in Arkansas

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Joseph T. Robinson Party Democratic Popular vote 78,377 Percentage 100.00%

County results Robinson:      90–100%

U.S. senator before election Joseph T. Robinson Democratic Elected U.S. senator Joseph T. Robinson Democratic

See also: List of United States senators from Arkansas

Arkansas election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph T. Robinson (incumbent)	78,377	100.00
Total votes			78,377	100.00
	Democratic hold

Colorado

1918 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Lawrence C. Phipps John F. Shafroth Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 107,726 104,347 Percentage 49.49% 47.94%

County results Phipps:      40–50%      50–60% Shafroth:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election John F. Shafroth Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Lawrence C. Phipps Republican

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Colorado

See also: List of United States senators from Colorado

Colorado election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawrence C. Phipps	107,726	49.49
	Democratic	John F. Shafroth (incumbent)	104,347	47.94
	Prohibition	P. A. Richardson	5,606	2.58
Majority			3,379	1.55
Total votes			217,679	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Delaware

See also: List of United States senators from Delaware

1918 United States Senate election in Delaware

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee L. Heisler Ball Willard Saulsbury Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 21,519 20,113 Percentage 51.17% 47.83%

U.S. senator before election Willard Saulsbury Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. senator L. Heisler Ball Republican

Georgia

See also: List of United States senators from Georgia

1918 United States Senate election in Georgia

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee William J. Harris G. H. Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 53,731 7,078 Percentage 88.34% 11.66%

U.S. senator before election Thomas W. Hardwick Democratic Elected U.S. senator William J. Harris Democratic

Idaho

See also: List of United States senators from Idaho

Idaho (regular)

1918 United States Senate election in Idaho

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee William Borah Frank L. Moore Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 63,587 31,018 Percentage 67.21% 32.79%

County results Borah:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Moore:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election William Borah Republican Elected U.S. senator William Borah Republican

Idaho (special)

1918 United States Senate special election in Idaho

← 1914 November 5, 1918 1920 →

Nominee John F. Nugent Frank R. Gooding Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 48,467 47,497 Percentage 50.50% 49.50%

County results Nugent:      50–60%      60–70% Gooding:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election John F. Nugent Democratic Elected U.S. senator John F. Nugent Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Senator John Frost Nugent defeated Republican nominee Frank Robert Gooding by a very narrow margin of 1.00% and by 970 votes. Upon his election, John Frost Nugent became the first Democrat ever to have been elected to the United States Senate in Idaho or from Idaho and the first non-Republican to win a United States Senate seat in Idaho or from Idaho since 1901 and the first non-Republican to win the Class 3 Senate seat in Idaho or from Idaho since 1897.

Illinois

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: List of United States senators from Illinois

1918 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Medill McCormick J. Hamilton Lewis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 479,967 426,943 Percentage 50.50% 44.92%

Results by county McCormick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Lewis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election J. Hamilton Lewis Democratic Elected U.S. senator Medill McCormick Republican

Illinois election^[3]: 429

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Medill McCormick	479,983	50.50
	Democratic	James Hamilton Lewis (incumbent)	426,943	44.92
	Socialist	William Bross Lloyd	37,167	3.91
	Socialist Labor	John M. Francis	3,268	0.34
	Prohibition	Frank B. Vennum	3,151	0.33
Majority			53,024	5.58
Turnout			950,496
	Republican gain from Democratic

Iowa

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Iowa

See also: List of United States senators from Iowa

1918 United States Senate election in Iowa

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1922 (special) →

Nominee William S. Kenyon Charles R. Keyes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 230,264 121,830 Percentage 65.4% 34.6%

Results by county Kenyon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Keyes:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election William S. Kenyon Republican Elected U.S. Senator William S. Kenyon Republican

Kansas

See also: List of United States senators from Kansas

1918 United States Senate election in Kansas

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Arthur Capper William Howard Thompson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 281,931 149,300 Percentage 63.69% 33.73%

Results by county Capper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election William Howard Thompson Democratic Elected U.S. senator Arthur Capper Republican

Kentucky

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky

See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky

1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Augustus O. Stanley Ben Bruner Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 184,385 178,797 Percentage 50.77% 49.23%

County results Stanley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Bruner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election George Brown Martin Democratic Elected U.S. senator Augustus O. Stanley Democratic

Louisiana

See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana

Louisiana (regular)

1918 United States Senate election in Louisiana

← 1912 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Joseph E. Ransdell Party Democratic Popular vote 44,224 Percentage 100%

Parish results Ransdell:      90–100%

U.S. senator before election Joseph E. Ransdell Democratic Elected U.S. senator Joseph E. Ransdell Democratic

Louisiana (special)

1918 United States Senate special election in Louisiana

← 1914 September 10, 1918 1920 →

Nominee Edward James Gay Jr. Party Democratic Popular vote 44,345 Percentage 100%

Parish results Gay:      90–100%

U.S. senator before election Walter Guion Democratic Elected U.S. senator Edward James Gay Jr. Democratic

Maine

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Maine

See also: List of United States senators from Maine

1918 United States Senate election in Maine

← 1916 (special) September 9, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Bert Fernald Elmer Newbert Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 67,431 54,289 Percentage 55.40% 44.60%

County results Fernald:      50–60%      60–70% Newbert:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Bert Fernald Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bert Fernald Republican

Massachusetts

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

See also: List of United States senators from Massachusetts

1918 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee David I. Walsh John W. Weeks Thomas W. Lawson Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 207,478 188,287 21,985 Percentage 49.66% 45.06% 5.26%

County results Walsh:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Weeks:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Senator before election John W. Weeks Republican Elected Senator David I. Walsh Democratic

Michigan

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Michigan

See also: List of United States senators from Michigan and Newberry v. United States

1918 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →
Turnout	15.60%
Nominee Truman Newberry Henry Ford Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 220,054 212,487 Percentage 50.19% 48.47%
County Results Newberry:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ford:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election William Alden Smith Republican Elected U.S. Senator Truman Handy Newberry Republican

1918 United States Senate election in Michigan^[3]: 429

	Republican	Truman H. Newberry	220,054	50.19%
	Democratic	Henry Ford	212,487	48.47%
	Socialist	Edward O. Foss	4,763	1.09%
	Prohibition	William J. Faull	1,133	0.26%
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Majority			7,567	1.72
Total votes			438,437	100.00
	Republican hold

Minnesota

1918 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1923 (special) →

Nominee Knute Nelson Willis Calderwood Party Republican National Popular vote 206,428 137,334 Percentage 60.05% 39.95%

County results Nelson:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80% Calderwood:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Knute Nelson Republican Elected U.S. senator Knute Nelson Republican

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Minnesota

See also: List of United States senators from Minnesota

Minnesota election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Knute Nelson (incumbent)	206,428	60.05
	National	Willis Calderwood	137,334	39.95
Majority			69,094	20.10
Total votes			343,762	100.00
	Republican hold

Mississippi

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Mississippi

See also: List of United States senators from Mississippi

1918 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

← 1912 August 20, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Pat Harrison James K. Vardaman Edmond Noel Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Popular vote 56,715 44,154 6,730 Percentage 52.71% 41.04% 6.26%

County results Harrison:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Vardaman:      40–50%      50–60%      60-70%      70-80% Noel:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election James K. Vardaman Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Pat Harrison Democratic

Missouri (special)

Main article: 1918 United States Senate special election in Missouri

See also: List of United States senators from Missouri

1918 United States Senate special election in Missouri

← 1914 November 5, 1918 1920 →

Nominee Selden P. Spencer Joseph W. Folk Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 302,680 267,397 Percentage 52.39% 46.29%

County results Spencer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Folk:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Xenophon P. Wilfley Democratic Elected U.S. senator Selden P. Spencer Republican

Montana

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Montana

See also: List of United States senators from Montana

1918 United States Senate election in Montana

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Thomas J. Walsh Oscar M. Lanstrum Jeannette Rankin Party Democratic Republican National Popular vote 46,160 40,229 26,013 Percentage 41.07% 35.79% 23.14%

County results Walsh:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Lanstrum:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Rankin:      30–40%      40–50% No Data/Vote:

U.S. senator before election Thomas J. Walsh Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Thomas J. Walsh Democratic

Nebraska

See also: List of United States senators from Nebraska

1918 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee George W. Norris John H. Morehead Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 119,486 99,696 Percentage 54.51% 45.49%

County results Norris:      50–60%      60–70% Morehead:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election George W. Norris Republican Elected U.S. senator George W. Norris Republican

Nevada (special)

See also: List of United States senators from Nevada

1918 United States Senate special election in Nevada

← 1914 November 5, 1918 1920 →

Nominee Charles Henderson Edwin E. Roberts Anne Henrietta Martin Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 12,197 8,053 4,603 Percentage 47.71% 31.50% 18.01%

Results by county Henderson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Roberts:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Charles Henderson Democratic Elected U.S. senator Charles Henderson Democratic

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire

New Hampshire (regular)

1918 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Henry W. Keyes Eugene Elliott Reed Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 37,783 32,783 Percentage 53.54% 46.46%

Results by county Results by municipality Keyes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Reed:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election Henry F. Hollis Republican Elected U.S. senator Henry W. Keyes Republican

New Hampshire (special)

1918 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

← 1914 November 5, 1918 1920 →

Nominee George H. Moses John B. Jameson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 35,528 34,458 Percentage 50.76% 49.24%

Results by county Results by municipality Moses:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jameson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tied:      50%

U.S. senator before election Irving W. Drew Republican Elected U.S. senator George H. Moses Republican

New Jersey

See also: List of United States senators from New Jersey

New Jersey (regular)

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1918 United States Senate election in New Jersey

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Walter E. Edge George M. La Monte Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 179,022 153,743 Percentage 50.34% 43.23%

Results by county Edge:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Monte:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Senator before election David Baird Sr. Republican Elected Senator Walter E. Edge Republican

New Jersey (special)

1918 United States Senate special election in New Jersey

← 1913 November 7, 1918 1918 →

Nominee David Baird Sr. Charles O'Connor Hennessy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 170,414 154,734 Percentage 49.17% 44.64%

Results by county Baird:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Hennessy:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election David Baird Sr. Republican Elected U.S. senator David Baird Sr. Republican

New Mexico

See also: List of United States senators from New Mexico

1918 United States Senate election in New Mexico

← 1912 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Albert B. Fall William B. Walton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 24,322 22,470 Percentage 51.40% 47.48%

Results by county Fall:      50-60%      60-70%      80-90% Walton:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%

U.S. senator before election Albert B. Fall Republican Elected U.S. senator Albert B. Fall Republican

North Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina

1918 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee F. M. Simmons John Motley Morehead II Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 143,519 93,707 Percentage 60.50% 39.50%

Results by county Simmons:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Morehead II:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election F. M. Simmons Democratic Elected U.S. senator F. M. Simmons Democratic

Oklahoma

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

See also: List of United States senators from Oklahoma

1918 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Robert L. Owen W. B. Johnson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 105,009 77,043 Percentage 55.47% 40.69%

County results Owen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Johnson:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Robert L. Owen Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Robert L. Owen Democratic

Oregon

See also: List of United States senators from Oregon

Oregon (regular)

1918 United States Senate election in Oregon

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Charles L. McNary Oswald West Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 82,360 64,303 Percentage 54.17% 42.30%

Results by county McNary:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% West:      40-50%      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Frederick W. Mulkey Republican Elected U.S. senator Charles L. McNary Republican

Oregon (special)

1918 United States Senate special election in Oregon

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1918 →

Nominee Frederick W. Mulkey Martha Bean Party Republican Socialist Popular vote 103,913 19,014 Percentage 84.53% 15.47%

Results by county Mulkey:      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%

U.S. senator before election Charles L. McNary Republican Elected U.S. senator Frederick W. Mulkey Republican

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States senators from Rhode Island

1918 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee LeBaron B. Colt George F. O'Shaunessy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 42,055 37,573 Percentage 51.76% 46.24%

U.S. senator before election LeBaron B. Colt Republican Elected U.S. senator LeBaron B. Colt Republican

South Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina

South Carolina (regular)

1918 United States Senate election in South Carolina

← 1918 (special) August 27, 1918 1924 →

Candidate Nathaniel B. Dial Cole L. Blease Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 65,064 40,456 Percentage 58.70% 36.50%

U.S. senator before election William P. Pollock Democratic Elected U.S. senator Nathaniel B. Dial Democratic

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in South Carolina

South Carolina Democratic primary^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathaniel B. Dial	65,064	58.70
	Democratic	Cole L. Blease	40,456	36.50
	Democratic	James F. Rice	5,317	4.80
Majority			24,608	22.20
Total votes			110,837	100.00
	Democratic hold

South Carolina (special)

1918 United States Senate special election in South Carolina

← 1913 September 10, 1918 1918 →

Nominee William P. Pollock Thomas H. Peeples Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 49,920 30,044 Percentage 62.43% 37.57%

U.S. senator before election Christie Benet Democratic Elected U.S. senator William P. Pollock Democratic

Main article: 1918 United States Senate special election in South Carolina

South Carolina special Democratic primary^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William P. Pollock	38,816	34.91
	Democratic	Thomas H. Peeples	37,567	33.79
	Democratic	Christie Benet (incumbent)	34,807	31.30
Total votes			111,190	100.00

South Carolina special Democratic primary runoff^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William P. Pollock	49,920	62.43
	Democratic	Thomas H. Peeples	30,044	37.57
Majority			19,876	24.86
Total votes			79,964	100.00
	Democratic hold

South Dakota

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in South Dakota

See also: List of United States senators from South Dakota

1918 United States Senate election in South Dakota

← 1913 September 10, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Thomas Sterling Orville V. Rinehart W. T. Rafferty Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 51,198 36,210 5,560 Percentage 55.07% 38.95% 5.98%

County results Sterling:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Rinehart:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% No Vote:

U.S. senator before election Thomas Sterling Republican Elected U.S. Senator Thomas Sterling Republican

Tennessee

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee

See also: List of United States senators from Tennessee

1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee John K. Shields Henry Clay Evans Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 98,605 59,989 Percentage 62.17% 37.83%

U.S. senator before election John K. Shields Democratic Elected U.S. senator John K. Shields Democratic

General election results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John K. Shields (incumbent)	98,605	62.17%
	Republican	Henry Clay Evans	59,989	37.83%
Total votes			158,594	100.00%

Texas

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Texas

See also: List of United States senators from Texas

1918 United States Senate election in Texas

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Morris Sheppard Webster Flanagan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 155,178 22,214 Percentage 86.69% 12.41%

County Results[7] Sheppard:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Flanagan:      50–60%      60–70% No vote:

U.S. senator before election Morris Sheppard Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard Democratic

Virginia

See also: List of United States senators from Virginia

1918 United States Senate election in Virginia

← 1912 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Thomas S. Martin Party Democratic Popular vote 40,403 Percentage 100%

U.S. senator before election Thomas S. Martin Democratic Elected U.S. senator Thomas S. Martin Democratic

West Virginia

See also: List of United States senators from West Virginia

1918 United States Senate election in West Virginia

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Davis Elkins Clarence W. Watson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 115,216 97,715 Percentage 53.53% 45.40%

County results Elkins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Watson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Nathan Goff Jr. Republican Elected U.S. senator Davis Elkins Republican

Wisconsin (special)

1918 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin

← 1914 April 2, 1918 1920 →

Nominee Irvine Lenroot Joseph E. Davies Victor L. Berger Party Republican Democratic Socialist Popular vote 163,983 148,923 110,487 Percentage 38.73% 35.12% 26.09%

Results by county Lenroot:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Davies:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Berger:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Paul O. Husting Democratic Elected U.S. senator Irvine Lenroot Republican

See also: List of United States senators from Wisconsin and 1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin

Wisconsin election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Irvine Lenroot	163,983	38.73
	Democratic	Joseph E. Davies	148,923	35.12
	Socialist	Victor L. Berger	110,487	26.09
	Prohibition	Anthony J. Benjamin	233	0.06
	Write-in	Scattering	371	0.06
Majority			15,060	3.61
Total votes			423,997	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Wyoming

See also: List of United States senators from Wyoming

1918 United States Senate election in Wyoming

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee Francis E. Warren John Eugene Osborne Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 115,216 97,715 Percentage 53.53% 45.40%

County results Warren:      50–60%      60–70% Osborne:      50–60% No Data/Vote:

U.S. senator before election Francis E. Warren Republican Elected U.S. senator Francis E. Warren Republican

See also

• 1918 United States elections
  • 1918 United States House of Representatives elections
• 65th United States Congress
• 66th United States Congress

Notes

1. There was a general election September 9, 1918, in Maine, and special elections in April and November 1918.
2. as Republican Conference Chairman
3. Appointee elected
4. New Hampshire (special) was the "tipping-point state".

References

1. The Wisconsin Blue Book. 1919. Madison: Democrat Printing Co. 1919. p. 46.
2. Kalb, Deborah, ed. (2010). Guide to U.S. Elections. Washington, DC: CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-60426-536-1.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-0283-0.
4. 1919 Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Returns For 1918. Wyoming official directory and election returns. W. E. Chaplin, Wyoming Secretary of State. pp. 36–37. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
5. Jordan, Frank E. (1966). The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962. Columbia. pp. 64–66.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
6. "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1918". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
7. Howard, George F. (1919). Supplemental Biennial Report of the Secretary of State. Austin, Texas: A. C. Baldwin & Stone Printers. pp. 27–28.