1918 United States Senate elections
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The 1918 United States Senate elections were held throughout 1918,[a] 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).
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32 of the 96 seats in the U.S. Senate, plus 9 seats in special elections 49 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Contents
- 1 Gains and losses
- 2 Party division
- 3 Change in composition
- 4 Complete list of races
- 5 Alabama
- 6 Alaska
- 7 Arizona
- 8 Arkansas
- 9 California
- 10 Colorado
- 11 Connecticut
- 12 Delaware
- 13 Florida
- 14 Georgia
- 15 Hawaii
- 16 Idaho
- 17 Idaho (Special)
- 18 Illinois
- 19 Indiana
- 20 Iowa
- 21 Kansas
- 22 Kentucky
- 23 Louisiana
- 24 Louisiana (Special)
- 25 Maine
- 26 Maryland
- 27 Massachusetts
- 28 Michigan
- 29 Minnesota
- 30 Mississippi
- 31 Missouri
- 32 Missouri (Special)
- 33 Montana
- 34 Nebraska
- 35 Nevada
- 36 Nevada (Special)
- 37 New Hampshire
- 38 New Jersey
- 39 New Mexico
- 40 New Hampshire (Special)
- 41 New Jersey (Special)
- 42 New York
- 43 North Carolina
- 44 North Dakota
- 45 Ohio
- 46 Oklahoma
- 47 Oregon
- 48 Oregon (Special)
- 49 Pennsylvania
- 50 Rhode Island
- 51 South Carolina
- 52 South Carolina (Special)
- 53 South Dakota
- 54 Tennessee
- 55 Texas
- 56 Utah
- 57 Vermont
- 58 Virginia
- 59 Washington
- 60 West Virginia
- 61 Wisconsin
- 62 Wisconsin (Special)
- 63 Wyoming
- 64 See also
- 65 Notes
- 66 References
Gains and lossesEdit
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 divisionEdit
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
Change in compositionEdit
Before the September/November electionsEdit
After the April 2, 1918 Wisconsin special election.
| 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 Del. Ran |
D37 Colo. Ran |
D36 Ark. Ran |
D35 Ala. Ran |
D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 Ga. Ran |
D40 Ill. Ran |
D41 Kan. Ran |
D42 La. Ran |
D43 Mont. Ran |
D44 N.C. Ran |
D45 Okla. Ran |
D46 Ore. Ran |
D47 S.C. Ran |
D48 Tenn. Ran |
| Majority → | D49 Wyo. Ran | ||||||||
| R39 Miss. Ran |
R40 S.D. Ran |
R41 Texas Ran |
R42 Ky. Retired |
R43 Mich. Retired |
R44 W.Va. Retired |
D52 N.J. Retired |
D51 N.H. Retired |
D50 Va. Ran | |
| R38 R.I. Ran |
R37 N.M. Ran |
R36 Neb. Ran |
R35 Minn. Ran |
R34 Mass. Ran |
R33 Me. Ran |
R32 Iowa Ran |
R31 Idaho Ran |
R30 | R29 |
| R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 |
| R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 Wis. Gain |
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | ||
After the general electionsEdit
| 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 Mont. Re-elected |
D37 La. Re-elected |
D36 Ark. Re-elected |
D35 Ala. Re-elected |
D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 N.C. Re-elected |
D40 Okla. Re-elected |
D41 Tenn. Re-elected |
D42 Texas Re-elected |
D43 Va. Re-elected |
D44 Ga. Hold |
D45 Ky. Hold |
D46 Miss. Hold |
D47 S.C. Hold |
D48 Mass. Gain |
| Majority with VP vote ↑ | |||||||||
| R39 S.D. Re-elected |
R40 Wyo. Re-elected |
R41 Mich. Hold |
R42 N.J. Hold |
R43 W.Va. Hold |
R44 Colo. Gain |
R45 Del. Gain |
R46 Ill. Gain |
R47 Kan. Gain |
R48 N.H. Gain |
| R38 R.I. Re-elected |
R37 Ore. Appointee elected |
R36 N.M. Re-elected |
R35 Neb. Re-elected |
R34 Minn. Re-elected |
R33 Me. Re-elected |
R32 Iowa Re-elected |
R31 Idaho Re-elected |
R30 | R29 |
| 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 | ||
After the November special electionsEdit
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 Idaho Appointee elected |
D7 Nev. Appointee elected |
D8 La. Hold | ||
| D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
| D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
| D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 | D40 | D41 | D42 | D43 | D44 | D45 | D46 | D47 S.C. Hold |
R49 Mo. Gain |
| Majority → | |||||||||
| R39 | R40 | R41 | R42 N.J. Appointee elected |
R43 | R44 | R45 | R46 | R47 | R48 |
| R38 | R37 Ore. Hold |
R36 | R35 | R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 |
| 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 N.H. Hold |
R8 | ||
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Complete list of racesEdit
Special elections during the 65th CongressEdit
In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1918 or before March 4, 1919; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Wisconsin (Class 3) |
Paul O. Husting | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent died October 21, 1917. New senator elected April 2, 1918. Republican gain. |
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| Idaho (Class 3) |
John F. Nugent | Democratic | 1918 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 5, 1918. |
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| Louisiana (Class 3) |
Walter Guion | Democratic | 1918 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Democratic hold. |
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| Missouri (Class 3) |
Xenophon P. Wilfley | Democratic | 1918 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost nomination. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Republican gain. |
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| Nevada (Class 3) |
Charles Henderson | Democratic | 1918 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 5, 1918. |
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| New Hampshire (Class 3) |
Irving W. Drew | Republican | 1918 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Republican hold. |
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| New Jersey (Class 2) |
David Baird | Republican | 1918 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 5, 1918. |
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| Oregon (Class 2) |
Charles L. McNary | Republican | 1917 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Republican hold. Winner subsequently resigned so winner of the general election could be appointed early. |
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| South Carolina (Class 2) |
Christie Benet | Democratic | 1918 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 5, 1918. Democratic hold. |
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Elections leading to the 66th CongressEdit
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 | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Alabama | John H. Bankhead | Democratic | 1907 (Appointed) 1907 (Special) 1911 (Early) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas | Joseph Robinson | Democratic | 1913 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Colorado | John F. Shafroth | Democratic | 1913 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Delaware | Willard Saulsbury, Jr. | Democratic | 1913 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Georgia | Thomas W. Hardwick | Democratic | 1914 (Special) | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Idaho | William Borah | Republican | 1907 1913 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois | J. Hamilton Lewis | Democratic | 1913 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Iowa | William S. Kenyon | Republican | 1911 (Special) 1913 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kansas | William Thompson | Democratic | 1913 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Kentucky | George B. Martin | Democratic | 1918 (Appointed) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Louisiana | Joseph E. Ransdell | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine | Bert M. Fernald | Republican | 1916 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected September 9, 1918. |
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| Massachusetts | John W. Weeks | Republican | 1913 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Michigan | William Alden Smith | Republican | 1911 1913 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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| Minnesota | Knute Nelson | Republican | 1895 1901 1907 1913 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi | James K. Vardaman | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected.[23] Democratic hold.[24] |
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| Montana | Thomas J. Walsh | Democratic | 1913 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nebraska | George W. Norris | Republican | 1913 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Hampshire | Henry F. Hollis | Democratic | 1913 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| New Jersey | David Baird | Republican | 1918 (Appointed) 1918 (Special) |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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| New Mexico | Albert B. Fall | Republican | 1912 (New state) 1912 (Invalidated) 1913 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina | Furnifold Simmons | Democratic | 1901 1907 1913 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oklahoma | Robert L. Owen | Democratic | 1907 1913 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| 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. |
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| Rhode Island | LeBaron B. Colt | Republican | 1913 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina | Christie Benet | Democratic | 1918 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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| South Dakota | Thomas Sterling | Republican | 1913 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee | John K. Shields | Democratic | 1913 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas | Morris Sheppard | Democratic | 1913 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia | Thomas S. Martin | Democratic | 1893 (Early) 1899 (Early) 1906 1912 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| West Virginia | Nathan Goff, Jr. | Republican | 1913 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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| Wyoming | Francis E. Warren | Republican | 1890 1893 (Lost) 1895 1901 1907 1913 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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ReferencesEdit
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