United States Senate elections, 1924
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The U.S. Senate election, 1924 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Republican President Calvin Coolidge to a full term. The strong economy and Coolidge's popularity helped Republican candidates increase their majority by four, although several interim appointments had worsened their numbers since the 1922 election; as a result, the party achieved a net gain of only one seat since the previous voting cycle.
Gains and losses
The Republicans took open seats in Colorado and Oklahoma, and defeated incumbents Augustus O. Stanley (D-Kentucky), David I. Walsh (D-Massachusetts), and Magnus Johnson (FL-Minnesota), but Democrats defeated Holm O. Bursum (R-New Mexico).
Senate contests in 1924
State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
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Alabama | J. Thomas Heflin | Democratic | Re-elected, 75.2 - 24.8 | F. H. Lathrop (Republican) |
Arkansas | Joseph T. Robinson | Democratic | Re-elected, 73.5 - 26.5 | Charles F. Cole (Republican) |
Colorado | Lawrence C. Phipps | Republican | Re-elected, 50.2 - 43.9 - 5.0 | Alva B. Adams (Democratic) Morton Alexander (Independent) |
Colorado[2] | Alva B. Adams | Democratic | Retired: Republican victory, 50.2 - 43.7 - 5.5 | Rice W. Means (Republican) Morrison Shafroth (Democratic) Charles T. Phelps (Independent) |
Connecticut[3] | Frank B. Brandegee | Republican | Died: Republican victory, 60.4 - 38.6 | Hiram Bingham III (Republican) Hamilton Holt (Democratic) |
Delaware | L. Heisler Ball | Republican | Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 59.4 - 40.6 | T. Coleman du Pont (Republican) James M. Tunnell (Democratic) |
Georgia | William J. Harris | Democratic | Re-elected, unopposed | |
Idaho | William E. Borah | Republican | Re-elected, 79.5 - 20.1 | Frank Martin (Democratic) |
Illinois | Medill McCormick | Republican | Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 63.5 - 35.4 | Charles S. Deneen (Republican) Albert A. Sprague (Democratic) |
Iowa[4] | Smith W. Brookhart | Republican | Re-elected, 50.0 - 50.0 | Daniel F. Steck (Democratic) |
Kansas | Arthur Capper | Republican | Re-elected, 70.1 - 25.2 | James Malone (Democratic) |
Kentucky | Augustus O. Stanley | Democratic | Defeated, 51.6 - 48.4 | Frederic M. Sackett (Republican) |
Louisiana | Joseph E. Ransdell | Democratic | Re-elected, unopposed | |
Maine | Bert M. Fernald | Republican | Re-elected, 60.4 - 28.2 | Fulton J. Redman (Democratic) |
Massachusetts | David I. Walsh | Democratic | Defeated, 50.3 - 48.6 | Frederick H. Gillett (Republican) |
Michigan | James Couzens | Republican | Re-elected, 74.3 - 24.6 | Mortimer E. Cooley (Democratic) |
Minnesota | Magnus Johnson | Farmer-Labor | Defeated, 46.5 - 45.5 - 6.4 | Thomas D. Schall (Republican) John J. Farrell (Democratic) |
Mississippi | Pat Harrison | Democratic | Re-elected, unopposed | |
Montana | Thomas J. Walsh | Democratic | Re-elected, 52.8 - 42.4 | Frank B. Linderman (Republican) |
Nebraska | George W. Norris | Republican | Re-elected, 62.4 - 37.6 | J. J. Thomas (Democratic) |
New Hampshire | Henry W. Keyes | Republican | Re-elected, 59.8 - 40.2 | George E. Farrand (Democratic) |
New Jersey | Walter E. Edge | Republican | Re-elected, 61.8 - 33.7 | Frederick W. Donnelly (Democratic) |
New Mexico | Holm O. Bursum | Republican | Defeated, 49.9 - 47.4 | Sam G. Bratton (Democratic) |
North Carolina | Furnifold M. Simmons | Democratic | Re-elected, 61.6 - 38.5 | A. A. Whitener (Republican) |
Oklahoma | Robert L. Owen | Democratic | Retired: Republican victory, 61.6 - 35.4 | William B. Pine (Republican) John C. Walton (Democratic) |
Oregon | Charles L. McNary | Republican | Re-elected, 66.0 - 24.7 - 7.7 | Milton A. Miller (Democratic) F. E. Coulter (Progressive) |
Rhode Island | Jesse H. Metcalf | Republican | Re-elected, 57.6 - 41.8 | William S. Flynn (Democratic) |
South Carolina | Nathaniel B. Dial | Democratic | Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, unopposed | Coleman L. Blease (Democratic) |
South Dakota | Thomas Sterling | Republican | Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 45.4 - 33.1 - 12.1 - 7.2 | William H. McMaster (Republican) U. S. G. Cherry (Democratic) Tom Ayres (Farmer-Labor) George Egan (Independent) |
Tennessee | John K. Shields | Democratic | Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, 57.3 - 42.6 | Lawrence D. Tyson (Democratic) H. B. Lindsay (Republican) |
Texas | Morris Sheppard | Democratic | Re-elected, 85.4 - 14.6 | T. M. Kennerly (Republican) |
Virginia | Carter Glass | Democratic | Re-elected, 73.1 - 24.2 | W. N. Noak (Republican) |
West Virginia | Davis Elkins | Republican | Retired: Republican victory, 50.9 - 47.7 | Guy D. Goff (Republican) William E. Chilton (Democratic) |
Wyoming | Francis E. Warren | Republican | Re-elected, 55.2 - 44.8 | Robert R. Rose (Democratic) |
Senate composition before and after elections
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See also
References
- ↑ September 8, 1924 in Maine
- ↑ special election held due to death of Samuel D. Nicholson (R-CO). Interim Senator Alva B. Adams (D-CO) unsuccessfully ran for the other Senate seat.
- ↑ special election held due to death of Frank B. Brandegee (R-CT)
- ↑ Steck contested the election, and although Brookhart was initially seated in the Senate, eventually he was unseated in favor of Steck. This is the only time a Senate election has been overturned after one candidate had already been seated.
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