1923 United States Senate elections
← 1922 July 16, 1923 – November 6, 1923 1924 →
2 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate
49 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Henry Cabot Lodge
(unofficial) 		Oscar Underwood
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since March 4, 1919 April 27, 1920
Leader's seat Massachusetts Alabama
Seats before 53 42
Seats after 52 42
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Seats up 2 0
Races won 1 0
  Third party
 
Party Farmer–Labor
Seats before 1
Seats after 2
Seat change Increase 1
Seats up 0
Races won 1

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:
D# Democratic
FL# Farmer–Labor
R# Republican

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.

Minnesota (special)

Minnesota special election
← 1918 July 16, 1923 1924 →
 
Nominee Magnus Johnson J. A. O. Preus
Party Farmer–Labor Republican
Popular vote 290,165 195,319
Percentage 57.48% 38.69%
County results
U.S. senator before election

Knute Nelson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Magnus Johnson
Farmer–Labor

Main article: 1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

See also: List of United States senators from Minnesota
Special election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Farmer–Labor Magnus Johnson 290,165 57.48%
Republican J. A. O. Preus 195,319 38.69%
Democratic (DFL) 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)

Vermont special election
← 1920 November 6, 1923 (1923-11-06) 1926 →
 
Nominee Porter H. Dale Park Pollard
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 30,388 15,580
Percentage 65.7% 33.7%
U.S. senator before election

William P. Dillingham (Deceased)
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Main article: 1923 United States Senate special election in Vermont

See also: List of United States senators from Vermont
Republican primary[4]
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%
Democratic primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Park H. Pollard 1,428 99.0%
Democratic Other 15 1.0%
Total votes 1,443 100.00%
Special election[2]
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

References

  1. ^ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. 1975. p. 495.
  2. ^ a b "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - Special Election Race - Jul 16, 1923". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
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