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: |
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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. |
|
| 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)
| 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)
| 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% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Park H. Pollard | 1,428 | 99.0% | |
| Democratic | Other | 15 | 1.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,443 | 100.00% | ||
| 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
- 67th United States Congress
- 68th United States Congress
References
- ^ 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.