1918 United States Senate special election in Missouri

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1918 United States Senate special election in Missouri
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  1914
1920  
  Selden Palmer Spencer.jpg Joseph Wingate Folk cph.3b47532.jpg
Nominee Selden P. Spencer Joseph W. Folk
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote302,680267,397
Percentage52.39%46.29%

1918 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg
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

The 1920 United States Senate special election in Missouri took place on November 5, 1918 in Missouri. Democrat William J. Stone was elected to the full term in 1914, but died on April 14, 1918. Xenophon P. Wilfley was appointed to the vacant seat on April 30, 1918. He lost the Democratic primary election to Joseph W. Folk, who was defeated by Republican Selden P. Spencer in the general election.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary August 6, 1918 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph W. Folk 107,690 55.06
Democratic Xenophon P. Wilfley80,00940.90
Democratic John C. Higdon7,9074.04
Total votes195,606 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary August 6, 1918 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Selden P. Spencer 71,790 63.67
Republican Jay L. Torrey40,95636.33
Total votes112,746 100

Other candidates

Socialist

Socialist primary August 6, 1918 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Caleb Lipscomb 1,414 100
Total votes1,414 100

Socialist Labor

Socialist Labor primary August 6, 1918 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 48 100
Total votes48 100

Results

1918 United States Senate election in Missouri [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Selden P. Spencer 302,680 52.39% +10.81
Democratic Joseph W. Folk 267,39746.29%-4.12
Socialist Caleb Lipscomb6,7251.16%-1.60
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 9040.16%-0.04
Majority35,2836.10%
Turnout 577,706
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

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