1918 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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1918 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi
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Nominee Pat Harrison James K. Vardaman Edmond Noel
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 56,715 44,154 6,730
Percentage 52.71% 41.04% 6.26%

U.S. senator before election

James K. Vardaman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Pat Harrison
Democratic

The 1918 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1918. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James K. Vardaman ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative Pat Harrison.

Because Harrison faced only nominal opposition in the general election, his victory in the August 20 primary was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • James K. Vardaman, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1913
  • Edmond Noel, former Governor of Mississippi (1908–12)
  • Pat Harrison, U.S. Representative from Gulfport

Results[]

1918 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Harrison 56,715 52.71%
Democratic James K. Vardaman (incumbent) 44,154 41.04%
Democratic Edmond Noel 6,730 6.26%
Total votes 107,599 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1918 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Pat Harrison 30,055 95,04% Decrease4.96
Socialist Sumner W. Rose 1,569 4.96% N/A
Total votes 31,624 100.00%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 20, 1918".
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1918" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1918".
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