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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
[edit]Before the elections
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
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Elections during the 68th Congress
[edit]In these special elections, the winners were seated after March 4, 1923.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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. |
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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. |
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Minnesota (special)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Park H. Pollard | 1,428 | 99.0% | |
Democratic | Other | 15 | 1.0% | |
Total votes | 1,443 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]- 1922 United States elections
- 1922 United States Senate elections
- 67th United States Congress
- 68th United States Congress
References
[edit]- ^ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. 1975. p. 495.
- ^ a b "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - Special Election Race - Jul 16, 1923". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.