1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky
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The 1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1918. Incumbent Senator Ollie M. James sought a second term in office but died on August 18. He was replaced on the Democratic ticket by Governor Augustus Owsley Stanley, who defeated Republican Ben Bruner.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Ben Bruner, doctor (Republican)
- Augustus Owsley Stanley, Governor of Kentucky (Democratic)
Campaign
[edit]After Senator James died, Governor Stanley appointed George B. Martin to complete his unexpired term, set to end on March 3. Stanley was then nominated by the Democratic State Committee for the full term in office. He enjoyed the unified support of the Democratic Party, including Senator J. C. W. Beckham, who worried Stanley would challenge him for his own seat again in 1920 as he had in 1914, and President Woodrow Wilson. Bruner, a relative unknown, ran a campaign opposed to the prohibition of alcohol and in favor of a bill banning the German language, which Stanley had vetoed as Governor.[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Augustus Owsley Stanley | 184,385 | 50.77% | ||
| Republican | Frederic M. Sackett | 178,797 | 49.23% | ||
| Total votes | 363,182 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Incumbent Senator Ollie M. James was initially nominated for a second term in office but died on August 18.
References
[edit]- ^ Klotter, James C. (August 1996). Kentucky: Portraits in Paradox, 1900–1950. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. p. 231. ISBN 0-916968-24-3. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1925). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1918" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.