- Source: 1918 United States Senate elections
The 1918 United States Senate elections were held throughout 1918, the midpoint of Woodrow Wilson's second term as president. This was the first election since the ratification of the 17th Amendment that all 32 Class 2 senators were subject to direct or popular election, making them the final class under the old system of being selected by state legislatures. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies.
Republicans gained a slim 2-seat control after picking a net of 6 seats up. This came after an April 1918 special election where they flipped a seat in Wisconsin.
Gains, losses, and holds
= Retirements
=Three Republicans and one Democrat retired instead of seeking re-election. Two Republicans retired instead of seeking election to finish the unexpired terms, one Democrat retired instead of seeking election to a full term and two Democrats retired instead of seeking election to finish the unexpired terms.
= Defeats
=Eight Democrats and one Republican sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.
= Deaths
=One Democrat died on October 21, 1917, and his seat remained vacant until an April 1918 election.
= Post-election changes
=Source: United States Senate Official Website
Change in composition
= Before the elections
== Elections results
=Complete list of races
= Special elections during the 65th Congress
=In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1918 or before March 4, 1919; ordered by election date.
= Elections leading to the 66th Congress
=In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1919; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
Closest races
Eighteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho
= Idaho (regular)
== Idaho (special)
=Incumbent Democratic Senator John Frost Nugent defeated Republican nominee Frank Robert Gooding by a very narrow margin of 1.00% and by 970 votes. Upon his election, John Frost Nugent became the first Democrat ever to have been elected to the United States Senate in Idaho or from Idaho and the first non-Republican to win a United States Senate seat in Idaho or from Idaho since 1901 and the first non-Republican to win the Class 3 Senate seat in Idaho or from Idaho since 1897.
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
= Louisiana (regular)
== Louisiana (special)
=Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri (special)
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada (special)
New Hampshire
= New Hampshire (regular)
== New Hampshire (special)
=New Jersey
= New Jersey (regular)
== New Jersey (special)
=New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
= Oregon (regular)
== Oregon (special)
=Rhode Island
South Carolina
= South Carolina (regular)
== South Carolina (special)
=South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin (special)
Wyoming
See also
1918 United States elections
1918 United States House of Representatives elections
65th United States Congress
66th United States Congress
Notes
References
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- 1918 United States Senate elections
- 1918 United States elections
- 1918 United States Senate election in Tennessee
- 2014 United States Senate elections
- 1918 United States Senate election in Michigan
- 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia
- List of special elections to the United States Senate
- 1918 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1924 United States Senate elections
- 1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky
