1923 United States Senate elections

1923 United States Senate elections

←  1922 July 16, 1923 – November 6, 1923 1924  →
2 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 53 42 Seats after 52 42 Seat change 1 Seats up 2 0 Races won 1 0   Third party   Party Farmer–Labor Seats before 1 Seats after 2 Seat change 1 Seats up 0 Races won 1

The United States Senate elections of 1923 were special elections that occurred in the near the end of Republican President Warren G. Harding's term. The Farmer-Labor party gained one seat from Republicans who kept the other seat and their majority.

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections

At the beginning of the 68th Congress in March 1923.

		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	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31	D30	D29
D39	D40	D41	D42	FL1	R53 Died	R52 Died	R51	R50	R49
Majority →
R39	R40	R41	R42	R43	R44	R45	R46	R47	R48
R38	R37	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	R8

After the special 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	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31	D30	D29
D39	D40	D41	D42	FL1	FL2 Gain	R52 Hold	R51	R50	R49
Majority →
R39	R40	R41	R42	R43	R44	R45	R46	R47	R48
R38	R37	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	R8

Key:	D# Democratic FL# Farmer–Labor R# Republican

Elections during the 68th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated after March 4, 1923.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Minnesota (Class 2)	Knute Nelson	Republican	1895 1901 1907 1913 1918	Incumbent died April 28, 1923. New senator elected July 16, 1923. Farmer–Labor gain.	▌Y Magnus Johnson (Farmer–Labor) 57.5% ▌ J. A. O. Preus (Republican) 38.7% ▌ James A. Carley (Democratic) 3.8% [1]
Vermont (Class 3)	William P. Dillingham	Republican	1900 (special) 1902 1908 1914 1920	Incumbent died July 23, 1923. New senator elected November 6, 1923. Republican hold.	▌Y Porter H. Dale (Republican) 65.7% ▌ Park Pollard (Democratic) 33.7% [2]

Minnesota (special)

Minnesota special election

←  1918 July 16, 1923 1924  →

Nominee Magnus Johnson J. A. O. Preus Party Farmer–Labor Republican Popular vote 290,165 195,319 Percentage 57.48% 38.69%

County results Johnson   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Preus   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

U.S. senator before election Knute Nelson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Magnus Johnson Farmer–Labor

Main article: 1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

See also: List of United States senators from Minnesota

Special election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Magnus Johnson	290,165	57.48%
	Republican	J. A. O. Preus	195,319	38.69%
	Democratic	James A. Carley	19,311	3.83%
Total votes			504,795	100.00%
Majority			94,846	18.79%
	Farmer–Labor gain from Republican

Vermont (special)

Vermont special election

←  1920 November 6, 1923 (1923-11-06) 1926  →

Nominee Porter H. Dale Park Pollard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 30,388 15,580 Percentage 65.7% 33.7%

County results Dale:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Pollard:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election William P. Dillingham (Deceased) Republican Elected U.S. Senator Porter H. Dale Republican

Main article: 1923 United States Senate special election in Vermont

See also: List of United States senators from Vermont

Republican primary ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Porter H. Dale	26,654	53.7%
	Republican	John W. Redmond	13,727	27.6%
	Republican	Stanley C. Wilson	9,250	18.6%
	Republican	Other	28	0.1%
Total votes			49,659	100.0%

Democratic primary ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Park H. Pollard	1,428	99.0%
	Democratic	Other	15	1.0%
Total votes			1,443	100.00%

Special election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Porter H. Dale	30,388	65.7%
	Democratic	Park H. Pollard	15,580	33.7%
	Conservation	Marshall J. Hapgood	248	0.5%
	Total	Other	70	0.1%
Total votes			46,286	100.0%

See also

• 1922 United States elections
• 1922 United States Senate elections
  • 1922 United States House of Representatives elections
• 67th United States Congress
• 68th United States Congress

References

1. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. 1975. p. 495.
2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
3. "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - Special Election Race - Jul 16, 1923". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.