Four-term Republican Francis E. Warren was re-elected January 28, 1913. In practice, however, internal divisions effectively prevented the Democrats from doing so. [77], On January 24, 1912, the Virginia General Assembly unanimously elected Swanson.[78][79]. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Incumbent Harry F. Byrd was re-elected to a seventh term, defeating Republican Richard A. In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1964 or before January 3, 1965; ordered by election date, then state. Fall, a powerful attorney, former territorial attorney general, future Secretary of the Interior, and instigator of the Teapot Dome scandal), Catron made a personal alliance with Fall, ensuring that each of them would be elected. Kennedy. Incumbent Republican Barry Goldwater decided to run for reelection to a fourth term, after returning to the U.S. Senate in 1968 following his failed Presidential run in 1964 against Lyndon B. Johnson. Republican James B. Pearson retired and was succeeded by Nancy Kassebaum, the daughter of Alf Landon, defeating Democratic nominee William R. Roy, the former U.S. Representative. The 1940 United States Senate elections coincided with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to his third term as president.. Republican attorney Karl C. Schuyler was elected finish the term, but he lost the contemporaneous election to the next term. Republican James A. McClure was elected to a second term in office. Results by town. Owen would run for U.S. president (failing to achieve his party's nomination), and then serve a third and final term as the young state's initial Class 2 senator, retiring in 1925. Thus, Eckerd and Stone faced off in the general election. ), Quentin Burdick Senator Harold E. Hughes retired instead of seeking a second term. The Governor of Georgia therefore appointed Bacon to begin the term, pending a late election. [21][22], The Democratic primaries were held on May 28, 1974. Two independent candidates, James R. Jungroth and Kenneth C. Gardner, also filed before the deadline. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, who was first elected in a special election in 1970, was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican George Burditt by a large margin of nearly 800,000 votes. In Delaware, the legislature again failed to elect a candidate, leaving both senate seats vacant the only time a state has gone without representation in the Senate since the first congress. Shields would be re-elected in 1918, but lose renomination in 1924. In these elections (some special, some merely late), the winners were seated in 1913 after March 4. The presidential election, House elections, 14 gubernatorial elections, and many state and local elections were held on the same date.. Murphy served only 3 years until his July 16, 1936 death. The General Assembly took up the matter of electing the senators on February 1. Democrats nevertheless retained a 5841 majority. Oregon pioneered direct election and experimented with different measures over several years until it succeeded in 1907. The child quieted for a bit and resumed a whimper, whereupon the same campaign worker handed the baby an all-day sucker, which it immediately grasped and soon fell asleep. Percy had advocated education for blacks and worked to improve race relations by appealing to the planters' sense of noblesse oblige. In addition, the Senate had no female members and Roberts was one of three women (along with Barbara Mikulski in Maryland and Gwenyfred Bush in South Carolina) seeking a Senate seat. In May 1932, Caraway surprised Arkansas politicians by announcing that she would run for a full term in the upcoming election, joining a field already crowded with prominent candidates who had assumed she would step aside. Young won the election by only 177 votes, and Guy retired from politics. Eventually, McCall decided that he had little chance against Packwood, who had similar positions to his own and had a reputation for ruthless campaigning that McCall did not share. President. Republican congressman from Newton, Massachusetts, John W. Weeks, was elected January 14, 1913 to succeed him. The 1932 United States Senate elections coincided with Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide victory over incumbent Herbert Hoover in the presidential election.. With the Hoover administration widely blamed for the Great Depression, Republicans lost twelve seats and control of the chamber to the Democrats, who won 28 of the 34 contested races (two Democratic The election contest was not settled, however, and eventually a new election would be called in 1975. Heflin, the Democratic candidate, faced no Republican opponent in the general election, defeating Prohibition Party nominee Jerome B. Couch. Democratic Mayor of Portland Harry Lane was elected. Two-term Republican Henry E. Burnham decided to retire. Hollis was a former candidate for U.S. House of Representatives (in 1900), and twice for Governor of New Hampshire (in 1902 and 1904). Thompson would only serve one term, losing re-election in 1918. Senator Kenneth Keating ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Robert F. Kennedy, the former United States Attorney General and brother of former President John F. Kennedy and Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy. Democrat Walter Walker was appointed to continue the term, pending the special election, which he then lost. Incumbent Republican Harry A. Richardson retired after one term in office. He beat Lieutenant Governor Harry Reid. He would only serve the one term, retiring in 1919 due to ill-health and having barely cast any roll call votes throughout his Senate career. Republican nominee Paul Laxalt won the open seat. Democratic Governor of Arkansas Joseph T. Robinson appointed John N. Heiskell January 6, 1913 to continue the term just until a special election. [1], The legislature formally elected James a second time January 16, 1912, to comply with a federal rule requiring an election on the second Tuesday after the meeting of the legislature.[1]. Richard Russell Jr., the Democratic Governor of Georgia, appointed fellow-Democrat John S. Cohen April 25, 1932 to continue the term but Cohen was not a candidate for election. Campaign help from President Lyndon B. Johnson, as well as the Democratic landslide after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, helped carry Kennedy into office, as Kennedy polled about 1.1 million votes less in New York than Johnson did. The 202021 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 3, 2020, and on January 5, 2021 (as a runoff), to elect the Class II member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia. Incumbent Democrat Daniel Inouye won re-election to a third term over Republican challenger James D. Kimmel. 1," which provides that, in the event of election, they will vote for the candidate for United States Senator who obtains the preference vote of the people. Appointee Rienzi M. Johnston ran for but lost election to finish the shortened term. Foster lost renomination to fellow-Democrat Joseph E. Ransdell, who later was elected unopposed to seat. In the Senate, Joseph M. Dixon and Miles Poindexter defected from the Republican Party and joined Theodore Roosevelt's new Progressive Party. Montoya was Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (19471951 and 19551957) and a four-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives (19571964). Special elections during the 95th Congress. [17] This made him the first Republican in a century to win a statewide election in Mississippi for any office except US President. Finally, on March 26, 1913 on the 43rd vote, Democrat Henry F. Hollis was elected with the required majority, albeit slight. Former Governor Paul Laxalt won by less than 700 votes, becoming one of the few bright spots in a bad year for Republicans. This alliance antagonized New Mexicans of Spanish heritage, who had hoped that one of their own would become a Senator.[55]. The 1966 United States Senate elections were elections on November 8, 1966 for the United States Senate which occurred midway through the second (and only full) term of President Lyndon B. Johnson.With divisions in the Democratic base over the Vietnam War, and with the traditional mid-term advantage of the party not holding the presidency, the Republicans took Appointee lost nomination to finish term. Though Percy had been expected to coast to re-election over Seith, a first-time candidate, the election quickly became competitive. The Democratic primary, however, was a crowded field with eleven candidates vying for the nomination. In this election, Democratic state senator Donald W. Stewart defeated former Republican Congressman James D. Martin to serve the remaining two years of the term. Democrat J. Bennett Johnston won re-election to unopposed and his second term. In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1913; ordered by state. Republican incumbent J. Glenn Beall was defeated in his bid for a third term by Democratic candidate Joseph Tydings, the former United States Attorney for the District of Maryland and son of former Senator Millard Tydings. [9] Mathias was renominated by Republicans, fending off a primary election challenge from conservative doctor Ross Pierpont. During the 2002 U.S. Senate elections, all thirty-three regularly scheduled Class II Senate seats as well as a special election in Missouri were held.. Legislature had failed to elect to begin the term. But, there was a particular oddity to the three racesall three had incumbents who were never elected to the office in the first place. Incumbent Democrat Eugene McCarthy defeated Republican challenger Wheelock Whitney, Jr., to win a second term. Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue in the runoff election. In these elections, the winners was elected in 1901 after March 4 and seated in the 57th Congress. This page was last edited on 13 November 2022, at 13:17. Incumbent Republican Edward Gurney declined to seek a second term after being indicted for taking bribes in return for his influence with the Federal Housing Administration. Lee presented his credentials to serve as senator on December 5, 1913, but he did not qualify until January 28, 1914 because Jackson claimed that "since [Jackson] had been appointed under the original constitutional provision, [Jackson] was entitled to hold his seat until the regularly scheduled adjournment date of the Maryland state assembly. 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