1924 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1924 United States Senate election in Kentucky

←  1918 November 4, 1924 1930  →

Nominee Frederic M. Sackett Augustus Owsley Stanley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 406,121 381,605 Percentage 51.56% 48.44%

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

U.S. senator before election Augustus Owsley Stanley Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Frederic M. Sackett Democratic

The 1924 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Democratic Senator Augustus Owsley Stanley ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican Frederic M. Sackett.

This was the first election that Republicans won this seat, and the first time that Republicans simultaneously held both Senate seats.

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John J. Howe
• Augustus Owsley Stanley, incumbent U.S. senator

Results

Primary results by county

  Stanley

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%
•   90%–100%

  Howe

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Augustus Owsley Stanley (incumbent)	88,286	58.76
	Democratic	John J. Howe	61,950	41.24
Total votes			150,236	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Burgess Bethurum
• Frederic M. Sackett, director of the Federal Reserve Bank branch of Louisville

Results

Primary results by county

  Sackett

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%
•   90%–100%

  Bethurum

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   90%–100%

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederic M. Sackett	63,186	70.88
	Republican	Burgess Bethurum	25,965	29.12
Total votes			89,151	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Frederic M. Sackett, director of the Federal Reserve Bank branch of Louisville (Republican)
• Augustus Owsley Stanley, incumbent Senator since 1919 (Democratic)

Results

1924 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frederic M. Sackett	406,121	51.56%
	Democratic	Augustus Owsley Stanley (incumbent)	381,605	48.44%
Total votes			787,726	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

See also

• 1924 United States Senate elections

References

1. Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 10–11. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
2. Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 12–13. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
3. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1925). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.