1918 United States Senate elections

1918 United States Senate elections

November 5, 1918
38 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Henry Cabot Lodge (unofficial) Oscar Underwood Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 4, 1919 April 27, 1920 Leader's seat Massachusetts Alabama Seats before 43 53 Seats after 49 47 Seat change 6 6 Seats up 17 24 Seats won 23 18
350px 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

The 1918 United States Senate elections were held throughout 1918, the midpoint of Woodrow Wilson's second term as President of the United States. Republicans gained a slim 2-seat control after picking up a net 6 seats (4 in general elections and 2 in special elections).

The change in control meant that the Republicans could deny entry of the United States into the League of Nations. American participation in this new international institution was the centerpiece of Wilson's post-war foreign policy.

It was the first election in which all Class 2 senators were subject to direct or popular election following the enactment of the Seventeenth Amendment, making them the final class under the old system.

Gains and losses

Republicans gained seven seats:

• Lawrence C. Phipps (CO)
• L. Heisler Ball (DE)
• Joseph M. McCormick (IL)
• Arthur Capper (KS)
• Selden P. Spencer (MO)
• Henry W. Keyes (NH)
• Irvine Lenroot (WI) — won in a special election

Democrats gained one seat:

• David I. Walsh (MA)

Party division

These numbers represent composition at the March 4, 1919 start of the 66th United States Congress. Composition often changes due to deaths, resignations, or party shifting.

• Majority Party: Republican (49 seats)
• Minority Party: Democratic (47 seats)
• Other Parties: 0
• Total Seats: 96

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	D33 Ga. Hold	D32 Ark. Re-elected	D31 Ala. Re-elected	D30	D29
D39 Miss. Hold	D40 Mont. Re-elected	D41 Nev. Elected	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	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%
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%
Louisiana (Class 3)	Walter Guion	Democratic	1918 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Democratic hold.	▌Y Edward James Gay Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed
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% ▌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%
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%
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%
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%
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

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
Arkansas	Joseph Robinson	Democratic	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph Robinson (Democratic) Unopposed
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%
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%
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%
Idaho	William Borah	Republican	1907 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Borah (Republican), 67.21% ▌Frank L. Moore (Democratic), 32.79%
Illinois	J. Hamilton Lewis	Democratic	1913 (Late)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Joseph M. McCormick (Republican), 50.5% ▌J. Hamilton Lewis (Democratic), 44.92% ▌William B. Lloyd (Socialist), 3.91% ▌John M. Francis (Socialist Labor), 0.34%
Iowa	William S. Kenyon	Republican	1911 (Special) 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William S. Kenyon (Republican), 65.4% ▌Charles Rollin Keyes (Democratic), 34.6%
Kansas	William Thompson	Democratic	1913	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Arthur Capper (Republican), 63.69% ▌William Thompson (Democratic), 33.73% ▌Eva Harding (Socialist), 2.58%
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%
Louisiana	Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph E. Ransdell (Democratic) Unopposed
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%
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%
Michigan	William Alden Smith	Republican	1911 1913	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Truman Handy Newberry (Republican), 50.19% ▌Henry Ford (Democratic), 48.47% ▌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 Calderwood (Nationalist), 39.95%
Mississippi	James K. Vardaman	Democratic	1912	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected.	▌Y Pat Harrison (Democratic), 95.04% ▌Summer W. Rose (Socialist), 4.96%
Montana	Thomas J. Walsh	Democratic	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas J. Walsh (Democratic), 41.07% ▌Oscar Lanstrum (Republican), 35.79% ▌Jeannette Rankin (Nationalist), 23.14%
Nebraska	George W. Norris	Republican	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George W. Norris (Republican), 54.52% ▌John H. Morehead (Democratic), 45.49%
New Hampshire	Henry F. Hollis	Democratic	1913	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Henry W. Keyes (Republican), 53.54% ▌Eugene Elliott Reed (Democratic), 46.46%
New Jersey	David Baird	Republican	1918 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Interim appointee, however, was elected to finish the current term, see above.	▌Y Walter Evans Edge (Republican), 50.34% ▌George M. La Monte (Democratic), 43.23% ▌James M. Reilly (Socialist), 4.14% ▌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%
North Carolina	Furnifold Simmons	Democratic	1901 1907 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Furnifold Simmons (Democratic), 60.5% ▌John M. Morehead (Republican), 39.5%
Oklahoma	Robert L. Owen	Democratic	1907 (New state) 1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Robert Latham Owen (Democratic), 55.44% ▌W. B. Johnson (Republican), 40.73% ▌C. M. Greenland (Socialist), 3.83%
Oregon	Charles L. McNary	Republican	1917 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected to the next term but not to finish the term. Winner subsequently 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%
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%
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
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%
Tennessee	John K. Shields	Democratic	1913	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John K. Shields (Democratic), 62.17% ▌Henry Clay Evans (Republican), 37.83%
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%
Virginia	Thomas S. Martin	Democratic	1893 (Early) 1899 (Early) 1906 1912	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas S. Martin (Democratic) Unopposed
West Virginia	Nathan Goff Jr.	Republican	1913	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Davis Elkins (Republican), 53.53% ▌Clarence Wayland Watson (Democratic), 45.4% ▌D. M. S. Holt (Socialist), 1.06%
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%

Alabama

Alabama election

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

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

Arkansas election

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

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

Colorado election

x136px Nominee Lawrence C. Phipps John F. Shafroth Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 107,726 104,347 Percentage 49.49% 47.94%

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

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

Delaware election

x136px x136px 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

Georgia election

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

[[List of United States senators from {{{country}}}|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)

Idaho election

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

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

Idaho (special)

Idaho special election

x136px Nominee John F. Nugent Frank R. Gooding Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 48,467 47,497 Percentage 50.50% 49.50%

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

Illinois

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Illinois

See also: List of United States senators from Illinois

Illinois election

x150px x150px Nominee Medill McCormick J. Hamilton Lewis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 479,967 426,943 Percentage 50.50% 44.92%

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

Illinois election
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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Iowa

Main article: 1918 United States Senate election in Iowa

See also: List of United States senators from Iowa

Iowa election

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x150px Nominee William S. Kenyon Charles R. Keyes Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 230,264 121,830 Percentage 65.4% 34.6%

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

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Dr. Eva Harding, Socialist candidate in the 1918 U.S. Senate election in Kansas.

Kansas election

x136px Nominee Arthur Capper William Howard Thompson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 281,931 149,300 Percentage 63.69% 33.73%

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

Kentucky

See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky

Kentucky election

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

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)

Louisiana election

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

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

Louisiana (special)

Louisiana special election

September 10, 1918

x136px Nominee Edward James Gay Jr. Party Democratic Popular vote 44,345 Percentage 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

Maine election

September 9, 1918

x150px x150px Nominee Bert Fernald Elmer Newbert Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 67,431 54,289 Percentage 55.40% 44.60%

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

Massachusetts election

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%

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

Michigan election

x150px x150px Nominee Truman Handy Newberry Henry Ford Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 220,054 212,487 Percentage 50.19% 48.47%

U.S. senator before election William Alden Smith Republican Elected U.S. Senator Truman Handy Newberry Republican

1918 United States Senate election in Michigan
	Republican	Truman Handy 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

Minnesota election

x136px Nominee Knute Nelson Willis Calderwood Party Republican National Party (US) Popular vote 206,428 137,334 Percentage 60.05% 39.95%

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
style="background-color: Template:National Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[National Party (US)|Template:National Party (US)/meta/shortname]]	Willis Calderwood	137,334	39.95
Majority			69,094	20.10
Total votes			343,762	100.00
	Republican hold

Mississippi

See also: List of United States senators from Mississippi

Mississippi election

August 1, 1918

x136px x136px x136px Nominee Pat Harrison James K. Vardaman Edmund Noel Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Popular vote 56,715 44,154 6,730 Percentage 52.71% 41.04% 6.26%

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

Missouri (special)

See also: List of United States senators from Missouri

Missouri special election

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

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

Montana election

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%

File:Montana Senate Election 1918.svg County results

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

Nebraska election

x136px Nominee George W. Norris John H. Morehead Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 119,486 99,696 Percentage 54.51% 45.49%

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

Nevada special election

x136px Nominee Charles Henderson Edwin E. Roberts Anne Henrietta Martin Party Democratic Republican ERROR: Use "Independent (politician)" instead of "Independent" Popular vote 12,197 8,053 4,603 Percentage 47.71% 31.50% 18.01%

x200px 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)

New Hampshire election

x136px Nominee Henry W. Keyes Eugene Elliott Reed Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 37,783 32,783 Percentage 53.54% 46.46%

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

New Hampshire (special)

New Hampshire special election

x136px Nominee George H. Moses John B. Jameson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 35,528 34,458 Percentage 50.76% 49.24%

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

New Jersey election

November 7, 1918

x150px x150px Nominee Walter Evans Edge George M. La Monte Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 179,022 153,743 Percentage 50.34% 43.23%

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

New Jersey (special)

New Jersey special election

x136px x136px Nominee David Baird Sr. Charles O'Connor Hennessy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 170,414 154,734 Percentage 49.17% 44.64%

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

New Mexico election

x136px Nominee Albert B. Fall William B. Walton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 24,322 22,470 Percentage 51.40% 47.48%

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

North Carolina

North Carolina election

x136px Nominee Furnifold McLendel Simmons John Motley Morehead II Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 143,519 93,707 Percentage 60.50% 39.50%

U.S. senator before election Furnifold McLendel Simmons Democratic Elected U.S. senator Furnifold McLendel Simmons Democratic

Oklahoma

Oklahoma election

x150px Nominee Robert L. Owen W. B. Johnson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 105,009 77,043 Percentage 55.47% 40.69%

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

Oregon

Oregon (Regular)

Oregon election

x136px Nominee Charles L. McNary Oswald West Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 82,360 64,303 Percentage 54.17% 42.30%

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

Oregon (Special)

Oregon special election

x136px Nominee Frederick W. Mulkey Martha Bean Party Republican Socialist Party (US) Popular vote 103,913 19,014 Percentage 84.53% 15.47%

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

Rhode Island

Rhode Island election

Nominee LeBaron Bradford 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 Bradford Colt Republican Elected U.S. senator LeBaron Bradford Colt Republican

South Carolina

South Carolina (regular)

South Carolina election

August 27, 1918

Candidate Nathaniel B. Dial Coleman 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

South Carolina Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathaniel B. Dial	65,064	58.70
	Democratic	Coleman 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)

South Carolina election

September 10, 1918

x136px 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

South Carolina special Democratic primary
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
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

South Dakota election

x150px 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%

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

Tennessee

Tennessee election

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

Texas

Texas election

x150px x150px Nominee Morris Sheppard Webster Flanagan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 155,178 22,214 Percentage 86.69% 12.41%

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

Virginia

Virginia election

x136px 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

West Virginia election

x136px x136px Nominee Davis Elkins Clarence Wayland Watson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 115,216 97,715 Percentage 53.53% 45.40%

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

Wisconsin (Special)

Wisconsin election

x136px 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%

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

Wisconsin election
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
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Majority			15,060	3.61
Total votes			423,997	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

Wyoming

Wyoming election

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

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