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1918 United States Senate election in Colorado

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1918 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →
 
Nominee Lawrence C. Phipps John F. Shafroth
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 107,726 104,347
Percentage 49.49% 47.94%

County results
Phipps:      40–50%      50–60%
Shafroth:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

John F. Shafroth
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Lawrence C. Phipps
Republican

The 1918 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1918. It was the second direct U.S. Senate election in Colorado following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, and the first for the Class 2 Senate seat. Democratic Senator John F. Shafroth ran for re-election to a second term, and was opposed by Denver businessman Lawrence C. Phipps, the Republican nominee, in the general election. As Republicans made gains nationwide, they performed well in Colorado, too, and Phipps unseated Shafroth by a thin margin.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John F. Shafroth (inc.) 42,664 100.00
Total votes 42,664 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawrence C. Phipps 31,537 67.43
Republican Charles W. Waterman 15,235 32.57
Total votes 46,772 100.00

General election

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Results

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1918 United States Senate election in Colorado[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawrence C. Phipps 107,726 49.49%
Democratic John F. Shafroth (inc.) 104,347 47.94%
Prohibition P. A. Richardson 5,606 2.58%
Total votes 217,679 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Result of Primaries". Colorado Statesman. Denver, Colorado. September 28, 1918. p. 7. Retrieved July 5, 2022.