1924 United States Senate elections

Maine election
	September 8, 1924
U.S. senator before election; Bert Fernald; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Bert Fernald; Republican

1924 United States Senate elections
	November 4, 1924
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate; 49 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the elections:; Democratic gain Democratic hold; Republican gain Republican hold; No election
Majority Leader before election; Henry Cabot Lodge; Republican	Elected Majority Leader ; Charles Curtis; Republican

The 1924 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Republican President Calvin Coolidge to a full term. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. The strong economy and Coolidge's popularity helped Republican candidates increase their majority by three. Republicans would gain a further two seats through mid-term vacancies bringing their seat share to 56-39-1.

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

Three Republicans and two Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Colorado (special)	Alva B. Adams	Rice W. Means
Connecticut	Frank B. Brandegee	Hiram Bingham III
Oklahoma	Robert L. Owen	William B. Pine
Rhode Island	LeBaron B. Colt	Jesse H. Metcalf
West Virginia	Davis Elkins	Guy D. Goff

Defeats

Four Democrats, four Republicans, and one Farmer-Labor sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Delaware	L. Heisler Ball	T. Coleman du Pont
Illinois	Medill McCormick	Charles S. Deneen
Kentucky	Augustus O. Stanley	Frederic M. Sackett
Massachusetts	David I. Walsh	Frederick H. Gillett
Minnesota	Magnus Johnson	Thomas D. Schall
New Mexico	Holm O. Bursum	Sam G. Bratton
South Carolina	Nathaniel B. Dial	Cole L. Blease
South Dakota	Thomas Sterling	William H. McMaster
Tennessee	John K. Shields	Lawrence Tyson

Post-election Changes

State	Senator	Replaced by
Iowa (class 2)	Smith W. Brookhart	Daniel F. Steck
Iowa (class 3)	Albert B. Cummins	David W. Stewart
Indiana	Samuel M. Ralston	Arthur R. Robinson
Maine	Bert M. Fernald	Arthur R. Gould
Missouri	Selden P. Spencer	George H. Williams
Wisconsin	Robert M. LaFollette Sr.	Robert M. LaFollette Jr.

Change in composition

Before the elections

At the beginning of 1924.

		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 N.C. Ran	D₃₇ Mont. Ran	D₃₆ Miss. Ran	D₃₅ Mass. Ran	D₃₄ La. Ran	D₃₃ Ky. Ran	D₃₂ Ga. Ran	D₃₁ Colo. (sp) Retired	D₃₀ Ark. Ran	D₂₉ Ala. Ran
D₃₉ Okla. Retired	D₄₀ S.C. Ran	D₄₁ Tenn. Ran	D₄₂ Texas Ran	D₄₃ Va. Ran	FL₁	FL₂ Minn. Ran	R₅₁ Wyo. Ran	R₅₀ W.Va. Hold	R₄₉ S.D. Ran
Majority →									R₄₉ S.D. Ran
R₃₉ Iowa Ran	R₄₀ Kan. Ran	R₄₁ Maine Ran	R₄₂ Mich. (reg) Mich. (sp) Ran	R₄₃ Neb. Ran	R₄₄ N.H. Ran	R₄₅ N.J. Ran	R₄₆ N.M. Ran	R₄₇ Ore. Ran	R₄₈ R.I. (reg) R.I. (sp) Died
R₃₈ Ill. Ran	R₃₇ Idaho Ran	R₃₆ Del. Ran	R₃₅ Conn. (sp) Died	R₃₄ Colo. (reg) Ran	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

Elections results

		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 Tenn. Hold	D₃₇ S.C. Hold	D₃₆ N.C. Re-elected	D₃₅ N.M. Gain	D₃₄ Mont. Re-elected	D₃₃ Miss. Re-elected	D₃₂ La. Re-elected	D₃₁ Ga. Re-elected	D₃₀ Ark. Re-elected	D₂₉ Ala. Re-elected
D₃₉ Texas Re-elected	D₄₀ Va. Re-elected	FL₁	R₅₅ Wyo. Re-elected	R₅₄ W.Va. Hold	R₅₃ S.D. Hold	R₅₂ R.I. (reg) R.I. (sp) Elected[lower-alpha 1]	R₅₁ Ore. Re-elected	R₅₀ Okla. Gain	R₄₉ N.J. Re-elected
Majority →									R₄₉ N.J. Re-elected
R₃₉ Ill. Hold	R₄₀ Iowa Re-elected	R₄₁ Kan. Re-elected	R₄₂ Ky. Gain	R₄₃ Maine Re-elected	R₄₄ Mass. Gain	R₄₅ Mich. (reg) Mich. (sp) Elected[lower-alpha 1]	R₄₆ Minn. Gain	R₄₇ Neb. Re-elected	R₄₈ N.H. Re-elected
R₃₈ Idaho Re-elected	R₃₇ Del. Hold	R₃₆ Conn. (sp) Hold	R₃₅ Colo. (sp) Gain	R₃₄ Colo. (reg) Re-elected	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

Race summaries

Special elections during the 68th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1924 or before March 4, 1925; ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Colorado (Class 3)	Alva B. Adams	Democratic	1923 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired to run for the Class 2 seat, see below. New senator elected November 4, 1924. Republican gain.	▌Y Rice W. Means (Republican) 50.2% ▌Morrison Shafroth (Democratic) 43.7% ▌Charles T. Phelps (Independent) 5.5%
Michigan (Class 2)	James Couzens	Republican	1922 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 4, 1924.	▌Y James Couzens (Republican) 74.27% ▌Mortimer E. Cooley (Democratic) 24.61% ▌Frank E. Titus (Prohibition) 0.72% ▌Logan M. Cunningham (Socialist Labor) 0.27% ▌Albert L. Day (Socialist) 0.14%[1]
Rhode Island (Class 2)	LeBaron B. Colt	Republican	1913 1918	Incumbent died August 18, 1924. New senator elected November 4, 1924. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.	▌Y Jesse H. Metcalf (Republican) 56.4% ▌William S. Flynn (Democratic) 42.6%
Connecticut (Class 3)	Frank B. Brandegee	Republican	1905 (special) 1909 1914 1920	Incumbent died October 14, 1924. New senator elected December 16, 1924. Republican hold.	▌Y Hiram Bingham III (Republican) 60.4% ▌Hamilton Holt (Democratic) 38.6%

Elections leading to the 69th Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1925; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Alabama	J. Tom Heflin	Democratic	1920 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y J. Tom Heflin (Democratic) 75.2% ▌F. H. Lathrop (Republican) 24.8%
Arkansas	Joseph T. Robinson	Democratic	1913 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph T. Robinson (Democratic) 73.5% ▌Charles F. Cole (Republican) 26.5%
Colorado	Lawrence C. Phipps	Republican	1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Lawrence C. Phipps (Republican) 50.2% ▌Alva B. Adams (Democratic) 43.9% ▌Morton Alexander (Independent) 5.0%
Delaware	L. Heisler Ball	Republican	1903 (special) 1906 (Lost) 1918	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y T. Coleman du Pont (Republican) 59.4% ▌James M. Tunnell (Democratic) 40.6%
Georgia	William J. Harris	Democratic	1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William J. Harris (Democratic) Unopposed
Idaho	William Borah	Republican	1907 1913 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Borah (Republican) 79.5% ▌Frank Martin (Democratic) 20.1%
Illinois	Medill McCormick	Republican	1918	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold. Incumbent then died and winner was appointed to finish the current term.	▌Y Charles S. Deneen (Republican) 63.5% ▌Albert A. Sprague (Democratic) 35.4%
Iowa	Smith W. Brookhart	Republican	1918	Incumbent re-elected. Election was later successfully challenged after the new senator had been seated.[2]	▌Y Smith W. Brookhart (Republican) 50.0% ▌Daniel F. Steck (Democratic) 49.9%
Kansas	Arthur Capper	Republican	1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Arthur Capper (Republican) 70.1% ▌James Malone (Democratic) 25.2%
Kentucky	Augustus O. Stanley	Democratic	1918	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Frederic M. Sackett (Republican) 51.6% ▌Augustus O. Stanley (Democratic) 48.4%
Louisiana	Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	1912 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph E. Ransdell (Democratic) Unopposed
Maine	Bert M. Fernald	Republican	1916 (special) 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bert M. Fernald (Republican) 60.4% ▌Fulton J. Redman (Democratic) 28.2%
Massachusetts	David I. Walsh	Democratic	1918	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Frederick H. Gillett (Republican) 50.3% ▌David I. Walsh (Democratic) 48.6%
Michigan	James Couzens	Republican	1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James Couzens (Republican) 74.3% ▌Mortimer E. Cooley (Democratic) 24.6%
Minnesota	Magnus Johnson	Farmer–Labor	1923 (special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Thomas D. Schall (Republican) 46.5% ▌Magnus Johnson (Farmer–Labor) 45.5% ▌John J. Farrell (Democratic) 6.4%
Mississippi	Pat Harrison	Democratic	1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Pat Harrison (Democratic) Unopposed
Montana	Thomas J. Walsh	Democratic	1913 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thomas J. Walsh (Democratic) 52.8% ▌Frank Bird Linderman (Republican) 42.4%
Nebraska	George W. Norris	Republican	1913 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George W. Norris (Republican) 62.4% ▌J. J. Thomas (Democratic) 37.6%
New Hampshire	Henry W. Keyes	Republican	1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Henry W. Keyes (Republican) 59.8% ▌George E. Farrand (Democratic) 40.2%
New Jersey	Walter E. Edge	Republican	1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Walter E. Edge (Republican) 61.8% ▌Frederick W. Donnelly (Democratic) 33.7%
New Mexico	Holm O. Bursum	Republican	1921 (Appointed) 1921 (special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Sam G. Bratton (Democratic) 49.9% ▌Holm O. Bursum (Republican) 47.4%
North Carolina	F. M. Simmons	Democratic	1901 1907 1913 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y F. M. Simmons (Democratic) 61.6% ▌A. A. Whitener (Republican) 38.5%
Oklahoma	Robert L. Owen	Democratic	1907 1913 1918	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y William B. Pine (Republican) 61.6% ▌Jack C. Walton (Democratic) 35.4%
Oregon	Charles L. McNary	Republican	1917 (Appointed) 1918 (Not elected) 1918 (Appointed) 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles L. McNary (Republican) 66.0% ▌Milton A. Miller (Democratic) 24.7% ▌F. E. Coulter (Progressive) 7.7%
Rhode Island	LeBaron B. Colt	Republican	1913 1918	Incumbent died August 18, 1924. New senator elected. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above.	▌Y Jesse H. Metcalf (Republican) 57.6% ▌William S. Flynn (Democratic) 41.8%
South Carolina	Nathaniel B. Dial	Democratic	1918	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Cole L. Blease (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota	Thomas Sterling	Republican	1913 1918	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y William H. McMaster (Republican) 45.4% ▌U. S. G. Cherry (Democratic) 33.1% ▌Tom Ayres (Farmer–Labor) 12.1% ▌George W. Egan (Independent) 7.2%
Tennessee	John K. Shields	Democratic	1913 1918	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Lawrence Tyson (Democratic) 57.3% ▌Hugh B. Lindsay (Republican) 42.6%
Texas	Morris Sheppard	Democratic	1913 (special) 1913 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Morris Sheppard (Democratic) 85.4% ▌T. M. Kennerly (Republican) 14.6%
Virginia	Carter Glass	Democratic	1920 1920 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Carter Glass (Democratic) 73.1% ▌W. N. Noak (Republican) 24.2%
West Virginia	Davis Elkins	Republican	1911 (Appointed) 1911 (Retired) 1918	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Guy D. Goff (Republican) 50.9% ▌William E. Chilton (Democratic) 47.7%
Wyoming	Francis E. Warren	Republican	1895 1901 1907 1913 1918	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Francis E. Warren (Republican) 55.2% ▌Robert R. Rose (Democratic) 44.8%

Closest races

Eight races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
Iowa	Republican	0.1%
Minnesota	Republican (flip)	1.0%
Massachusetts	Republican (flip)	1.7%
New Mexico	Democratic (flip)	2.5%
Kentucky	Republican (flip)	3.12%
West Virginia	Republican	3.2%
Colorado (regular)	Republican	6.3%
Colorado (special)	Republican (flip)	6.5%

The tipping point state is Wyoming with a margin of 10.4%.

Alabama

1924 United States Senate election in Alabama[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Thomas Heflin (Incumbent)	154,560	79.52%
	Republican	Frank H. Lathrop	39,818	20.48%
Majority			114,742	59.04%
Turnout			194,378
	Democratic hold

Arkansas

1924 United States Senate election in Arkansas[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph T. Robinson (Incumbent)	100,408	73.52%
	Republican	Charles F. Cole	36,163	26.48%
Majority			64245	47.04%
Turnout			136571
	Democratic hold

Colorado

Colorado (special)

1924 United States Senate special election in Colorado[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rice W. Means	159,353	50.17%
	Democratic	Morrison Shafroth	138,714	43.67%
	Independent	Charles T. Philip	17,542	5.52%
	Independent	Clyde Robinson	2,012	0.63%
Majority			20,639	6.50%
Turnout			317,621
	Republican gain from Democratic

Colorado (regular)

1924 United States Senate election in Colorado[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawrence C. Phipps (Incumbent)	159,698	50.19%
	Democratic	Alva B. Adams (Incumbent[lower-alpha 2])	139,660	43.89%
	Independent	Morton Alexander	16,039	5.04%
	Independent	Elwood Hillis	1,575	0.50%
	Independent	James Albert Ayres	1,197	0.38%
Majority			20,038	6.20%
Turnout			318,169
	Republican hold

Connecticut (special)

1924 United States Senate special election in Connecticut[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Bingham III	112,400	60.35%
	Democratic	Hamilton Holt	71,871	38.59%
	Socialist	Martin Plunkett	1,961	1.05%
Majority			40,529	21.76%
Turnout			186,232
	Republican hold

Delaware

1924 United States Senate election in Delaware[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	T. Coleman du Pont	52,731	59.37%
	Democratic	James M. Tunnell	36,085	40.63%
Majority			16,646	18.74%
Turnout			88,816
	Republican hold

Georgia

Democratic primary, 10 September 1924
Candidate	Popular vote		County unit vote
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%
William J. Harris	144,740	65.66	380	92.23
Thomas W. Hardwick	75,713	34.34	32	7.77
Total	220,453	100.00	412	100.00

Source: [4]

1924 United States Senate election in Georgia[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Harris (Incumbent)	155,497	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Idaho

1924 United States Senate election in Idaho[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Borah (Incumbent)	99,846	79.50%
	Democratic	Frank Martin	25,199	20.06%
	Socialist	Eugene F. Gary	554	0.44%
Majority			74,647	59.44%
Turnout			125,599
	Republican hold

Illinois

1924 United States Senate election in Illinois[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles S. Deneen	1,449,180	63.54%
	Democratic	Albert A. Sprague	806,702	35.37%
	Socialist	George Koop	18,708	0.82%
	Socialist Labor	Albert Wirth	2,966	0.13%
	Workers	J. Louis Engdahl	2,518	0.11%
	Commonwealth Land	Lewis D. Spaulding	391	0.02%
	Independent	Parke Longworth	382	0.02%
Majority			642,478	28.17%
Turnout			2,280,847
	Republican hold

Iowa

1924 United States Senate election in Iowa[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Smith W. Brookhart (Incumbent)	447,706	49.95%
	Democratic	Daniel F. Steck	446,951	49.83%
	Independent Republican	Luther Brewer	1,124	0.13%
	Independent	L. E. Eickelberg	535	0.06%
	None	Scattering	31	0.00%
Majority			755	0.09%
Turnout			896,347
	Republican hold

Democrat Daniel F. Steck successfully challenged the election and the Senate awarded Steck the seat on April 12, 1926.

Kansas

1924 United States Senate election in Kansas[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur Capper (Incumbent)	428,494	70.10%
	Democratic	James Malone	154,189	25.22%
	Independent	Fred J. Farley	23,266	3.81%
	Socialist	S. O. Coble	5,340	0.87%
Majority			274,305	44.88%
Turnout			611,289
	Republican hold

Kentucky

1924 United States Senate election in Kentucky[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederic M. Sackett	406,121	51.56%
	Democratic	Augustus Owsley Stanley (incumbent)	381,605	48.44%
Majority			24,516	3.12%
Turnout			787,726
	Republican gain from Democratic

Louisiana

1924 United States Senate election in Louisiana[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph E. Ransdell (Incumbent)	94,934	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Maine

1924 United States Senate election in Maine[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bert M. Fernald (Incumbent)	148,783	60.43%
	Democratic	Fulton J. Redman	97,428	39.57%
Majority			51,355	20.86%
Turnout			246,211
	Republican hold

Massachusetts

Massachusetts election


Nominee	Frederick H. Gillett	David I. Walsh
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	566,188	547,600
Percentage	50.26%	48.61%

Senator before election

David I. Walsh
Democratic

Elected Senator

Frederick H. Gillett
Republican

1924 United States Senate election in Massachusetts[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick H. Gillett	566,188	50.26%
	Democratic	David I. Walsh (Incumbent)	547,600	48.61%
	Workers	Antoinette Konikow	12,716	1.13%
	None	All others	22	0.00%
Majority			18588	1.65%
Turnout			1126526
	Republican gain from Democratic

Michigan

Michigan (special)

1924 United States Senate special election in Michigan[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James J. Couzens (incumbent)	839,569	75.04%
	Democratic	Mortimer E. Cooley	266,851	23.85%
	Prohibition	Frank E. Titus	7,452	0.67%
	Socialist Labor	Logan M. Cunningham	3,360	0.30%
	Socialist	Albert L. Day	1,555	0.14%
	None	Scattering	16	0.00%
Majority			572,718	51.19%
Turnout			1,118,803
	Republican hold

Michigan (regular)

Michigan general election[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James J. Couzens (Incumbent)	858,934	74.26%
	Democratic	Thomas A. E. Weadock	284,609	24.60%
	Prohibition	Frank E. Titus	8,330	0.72%
	Socialist Labor	Logan M. Cunningham	3,080	0.27%
	Socialist	Albert L. Day	1,619	0.14%
	None	Scattering	154	0.01%
Majority			574,325	49.66%
Turnout			1,156,726
	Republican hold

Minnesota

Minnesota election


Nominee	Thomas D. Schall	Magnus Johnson	John J. Farrell
Party	Republican	Farmer–Labor	Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote	388,594	380,646	53,709
Percentage	46.45%	45.50%	6.42%

County results

U.S. senator before election

Magnus Johnson
Farmer–Labor

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas D. Schall
Republican

1924 United States Senate election in Minnesota[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas D. Schall	388,594	46.45%
	Farmer–Labor	Magnus Johnson (Incumbent)	380,646	45.50%
	Democratic (DFL)	John J. Farrell	53,709	6.42%
	Beer-Wine Independent	Merle Birmingham	8,620	1.03%
	Independent	Thomas Keefe	4,994	0.60%
Majority			7,948	0.95%
Turnout			836,563
	Republican gain from Farmer–Labor

Mississippi

1924 United States Senate election in Mississippi[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Harrison (Incumbent)	97,243	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Montana

Montana election


Nominee	Thomas J. Walsh	Frank Bird Linderman
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	89,681	72,000
Percentage	52.81%	42.40%

County results

U.S. senator before election

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas J. Walsh
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Thomas J. Walsh, who was first elected to the Senate in 1912 by the state legislature (as was the practice then), and re-elected in 1918 by popular vote (in accordance with the 17th Amendment), ran for re-election. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

He faced former State Representative Frank Bird Linderman and several other opponents in the general election. Walsh ultimately won re-election to his third term by a solid margin.

1924 United States Senate election in Montana[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Walsh (Incumbent)	89,681	52.81%
	Republican	Frank B. Linderman	72,000	42.40%
	Farmer–Labor	J. W. Anderson	7,370	4.34%
	Socialist	Charles F. Juttner	522	0.31%
	Independent	Sam W. Teagarden	248	0.15%
Majority			17,681	10.41%
Turnout			169,821
	Democratic hold

Nebraska

1924 United States Senate election in Nebraska[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Norris (Incumbent)	274,647	62.56%
	Democratic	J. J. Thomas	164,370	37.44%
	N/A	Scattering	14	<0.01%
Majority			110,277	25.12%
Turnout			439,031
	Republican hold

New Hampshire

1924 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

November 4, 1924


Nominee	Henry W. Keyes	George Farrand
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	94,432	63,596
Percentage	59.76%	40.24%

U.S. senator before election

Henry W. Keyes
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Henry W. Keyes
Republican

1924 United States Senate election in New Hampshire[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry W. Keyes (Incumbent)	94,432	59.76%
	Democratic	George E. Farrand	63,596	40.24%
Majority			30,836	19.52%
Turnout			158,028
	Republican hold

New Jersey

New Jersey election


Nominee	Walter Evans Edge	Frederick W. Donnelly
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	608,020	331,034
Percentage	61.84%	33.67%

Senator before election

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

Elected Senator

Walter Evans Edge
Republican

1924 United States Senate election in New Jersey[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Evans Edge (Incumbent)	608,020	61.84%
	Democratic	Frederick W. Donnelly	331,034	33.67%
	Progressive	George L. Record	37,795	3.84%
	Prohibition	Grafton E. Day	3,961	0.40%
	Workers	Rudolf Vollgraf	1,127	0.11%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	1,000	0.10%
	Commonwealth Land	Herman G. Loew	238	0.02%
Majority			276,986	28.17%
Turnout			983,175
	Republican hold

New Mexico

1924 United States Senate election in New Mexico[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sam G. Bratton	57,355	51.25%
	Republican	Holm O. Bursum (Incumbent)	54,558	48.75%
Majority			2,797	2.50%
Turnout			111,913
	Democratic gain from Republican

North Carolina

1924 United States Senate election in North Carolina[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	F. M. Simmons (Incumbent)	295,404	61.57%
	Republican	A. A. Whitener	184,393	38.43%
Majority			111,011	23.14%
Turnout			479,797
	Democratic hold

Oklahoma

1924 United States Senate election in Oklahoma[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William B. Pine (Incumbent)	341,518	61.65%
	Democratic	John C. Walton	196,473	35.47%
	Farmer–Labor	George Wilson	15,936	2.88%
Majority			145,045	26.18%
Turnout			553,927
	Republican gain from Democratic

Oregon

1924 United States Senate election in Oregon[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles L. McNary (Incumbent)	174,672	65.96%
	Democratic	Milton A. Miller	65,340	24.67%
	Progressive	F. E. Coulter	20,379	7.70%
	Socialist Labor	R. Robinson	4,412	1.67%
Majority			109,332	41.29%
Turnout			264,803
	Republican hold

Rhode Island

Rhode Island (special)

1924 United States Senate election in Rhode Island[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse H. Metcalf (Incumbent)	116,572	56.38%
	Democratic	William S. Flynn	88,138	42.63%
	Workers	James P. Reid	1,214	0.59%
	Liberal Independent	Edward M. Sullivan	845	0.41%
Majority			28,434	13.75%
Turnout			206,769
	Republican hold

Rhode Island (regular)

1924 United States Senate election in Rhode Island[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse H. Metcalf (Incumbent)	120,815	57.63%
	Democratic	William S. Flynn	87,620	41.80%
	Liberal Independent	Edward M. Sullivan	475	0.23%
	Workers	James P. Reid	419	0.20%
	Socialist Labor	Peter McDermott	297	0.14%
Majority			33,195	15.83%
Turnout			209,626
	Republican hold

South Carolina

1924 United States Senate election in South Carolina[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Coleman Livingston Blease	50,751	100.00%
	Democratic hold

South Dakota

1924 United States Senate election in South Dakota[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William H. McMaster (Incumbent)	90,310	45.40%
	Democratic	U. S. G. Cherry	63,818	32.08%
	Farmer–Labor	Tom Ayres	23,962	12.05%
	Independent	George Egan	14,390	7.23%
	Independent	Charles Hall Dillon	3,930	1.98%
	Independent	Loucks	1,380	0.69%
	Independent	Don Livingston	1,122	0.56%
Majority			26,492	13.32%
Turnout			198,912
	Republican hold

Tennessee

1924 United States Senate election in Tennessee[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lawrence Tyson	147,871	57.32%
	Republican	Hugh B. Lindsay	109,859	42.59%
	Independent	S. B. Williams	242	0.09%
Majority			38,012	14.73%
Turnout			257,972
	Democratic hold

Texas

1924 United States Senate election in Texas

November 4, 1924


Nominee	Morris Sheppard	T. M. Kennerly
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	591,913	101,208
Percentage	85.40%	14.60%

County Results[5]

Sheppard: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Kennerly: 50–60% 60–70%

No vote:

U.S. senator before election

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

1924 United States Senate election in Texas[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Sheppard (Incumbent)	591,913	85.40%
	Republican	T. M. Kennerly	101,208	14.60%
Majority			490,705	70.80%
Turnout			693,121
	Democratic hold

Virginia

Virginia election


Nominee	Carter Glass	William N. Doak
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	151,498	50,092
Percentage	73.1%	24.2%

U.S. senator before election

Carter Glass
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Carter Glass
Democratic

1924 United States Senate election in Virginia[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carter Glass (Incumbent)	151,498	73.12%
	Republican	W. N. Noak	50,092	24.18%
	Progressive	Carroll L. Riker	5,594	2.70%
Majority			101,406	48.94%
Turnout			207,184
	Democratic hold

West Virginia

1924 United States Senate election in West Virginia[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Guy D. Goff	290,004	50.92%
	Democratic	William E. Chilton	271,809	47.72%
	Socialist	M. S. Holt	7,751	1.36%
Majority			18,195	3.20%
Turnout			569,564
	Republican hold

Wyoming

1924 United States Senate election in Wyoming[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis E. Warren (Incumbent)	41,293	53.04%
	Democratic	Robert R. Rose	33,536	43.07%
	Progressive	G. E. Kindler	2,224	2.86%
	Independent	William B. Guthrie	805	1.03%
Majority			7,757	9.97%
Turnout			77,858
	Republican hold

Notes

Appointee elected
Adams was the incumbent for Colorado's other Senate seat. He opted to run for this seat instead of running for re-election there.

References

"Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
This is the only time a Senate election has been overturned after one candidate had already been seated.
"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
Compiled by Ruth Blair, ed. (1925). Georgia's Official Register, 1925 (PDF). Atlanta, GA: State of Georgia, Department of Archives and History. p. 173-175.
Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 167–169. ISBN 9780836955248.

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[Appointee_elected-1] Appointee elected

[5] Adams was the incumbent for Colorado's other Senate seat. He opted to run for this seat instead of running for re-election there.

[2] "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2021-04-10.

[3] This is the only time a Senate election has been overturned after one candidate had already been seated.

[Clerk-4] "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2019.

[6] Compiled by Ruth Blair, ed. (1925). Georgia's Official Register, 1925 (PDF). Atlanta, GA: State of Georgia, Department of Archives and History. p. 173-175.

[7] Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 167–169. ISBN 9780836955248.

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