1930 United States Senate elections in Kentucky

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1930 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Flag of Kentucky.svg
  1924 November 4, 1930 1936  
  MMLogan.jpg John M. Robson (cropped).jpg
Nominee M. M. Logan John M. Robsion
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote336,718309,180
Percentage52.13%47.87%

1930 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg
County results
Logan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Robsion:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election

John M. Robsion
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Ben M. Williamson
(for unexpired term)
M. M. Logan (for next term)
Democratic

Contents

The 1930 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1930, alongside a special election to the same seat.

Incumbent Senator Frederic M. Sackett resigned on January 9, 1930, to become Ambassador to Germany. Governor Flem D. Sampson appointed U.S. Representative John M. Robsion to fill Sackett's seat until a successor could be duly elected. Robsion lost both the special election to complete the term and the regularly scheduled 1930 election, both held on November 4.

General election

Regular election

Candidates

  • M. M. Logan, Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and former Kentucky Attorney General (Democratic)
  • John M. Robsion, interim Senator and former U.S. Representative from Barbourville (Republican)

Results

1930 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic M. M. Logan 336,718 52.13%
Republican John M. Robsion (incumbent)309,18047.87%
Turnout 645,898100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Special election

Candidates

Ben M. Williamson was elected to complete the remaining four months of Senator Sackett's term. Ben Mitchell Williamson.jpg
Ben M. Williamson was elected to complete the remaining four months of Senator Sackett's term.

Results

1930 U.S. Senate special election in Kentucky [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Ben M. Williamson 326,723 52.34%
Republican John M. Robsion (incumbent)297,51047.66%
Total votes624,233 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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    References

    1. 1 2 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1931). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.