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1918 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

1918

Balance of Power

45.9%Popular Vote48.1%

7,051,426 votes

41.4%Popular Vote45.5%

9,327,823 votes

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U.S. Senate

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34 contests|D won 15|R won 19

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	BankheadDEM	100.0%	54,880	—	—	—	D+100.0	—
▶	Arkansas	RobinsonDEM	100.0%	78,386	—	—	—	D+100.0	—
▶	Colorado	PhippsREP	49.5%	107,725	ShafrothDEM	47.9%	104,347	R+1.6	↓ R+19.7
▶	Delaware	BallREP	51.2%	21,519	SaulsburyDEM	47.8%	20,113	R+3.3	—
▶	Idaho	BorahREP	67.2%	63,587	MooreDEM	32.8%	31,018	R+34.4	—
▶	Idaho(S)	NugentDEM	50.5%	48,467	GoodingREP	49.5%	47,497	D+1.0	—
▶	Illinois	McCormickREP	50.5%	479,957	LewisDEM	44.9%	426,943	R+5.6	—
▶	Iowa	KenyonREP	65.3%	226,093	KeyesDEM	34.7%	120,317	R+30.5	—
▶	Kansas	CapperREP	63.7%	281,931	ThompsonDEM	33.7%	149,300	R+30.0	↓ R+36.0
▶	Louisiana	RansdellDEM	100.0%	44,224	—	—	—	D+100.0	—
▶	Louisiana(S)	GayDEM	100.0%	44,345	OtherOTH	0.0%	15	D+100.0	—
▶	Maine	FernaldREP	55.6%	66,858	NewbertDEM	44.4%	53,460	R+11.1	—
▶	Massachusetts	WalshDEM	49.7%	206,978	WeeksREP	45.0%	187,781	D+4.6	—
▶	Michigan	NewberryREP	50.2%	220,054	FordDEM	48.5%	212,487	R+1.7	—
▶	Minnesota	NelsonREP	60.1%	206,687	OtherOTH	39.9%	137,294	R+60.1	↓ R+34.6
▶	Mississippi	HarrisonDEM	95.0%	30,055	OtherOTH	5.0%	1,569	D+95.0	—
▶	Missouri(S)	SpencerREP	54.3%	378,746	FolkDEM	44.1%	307,673	R+10.2	—
▶	Montana	WalshDEM	41.1%	46,160	LanstrumREP	35.8%	40,229	D+5.3	↓ R+9.2
▶	Nebraska	NorrisREP	54.5%	119,486	MoreheadDEM	45.5%	99,696	R+9.0	—
▶	Nevada(S)	HendersonDEM	47.7%	12,197	RobertsREP	31.5%	8,053	D+16.2	↑ D+15.8
▶	New Jersey	EdgeREP	51.5%	179,022	LamonteDEM	44.2%	153,743	R+7.3	—
▶	New Mexico	FallREP	51.4%	24,322	WaltonDEM	47.5%	22,470	R+3.9	—
▶	North Carolina	SimmonsDEM	60.5%	143,519	MoreheadREP	39.5%	93,707	D+21.0	—
▶	Oklahoma	OwenDEM	55.4%	105,050	JohnsonREP	40.7%	77,188	D+14.7	↓ R+2.4
▶	Oregon	McNaryREP	54.2%	82,360	WestDEM	42.3%	64,303	R+11.9	↓ R+13.2
▶	Rhode Island	ColtREP	51.8%	42,055	O'ShaunessyDEM	46.2%	37,573	R+5.5	—
▶	South Carolina	DialDEM	100.0%	25,792	—	—	—	D+100.0	—
▶	South Dakota	SterlingREP	55.1%	51,198	RinehartDEM	39.0%	36,210	R+16.1	—
▶	Tennessee	ShieldsDEM	62.3%	98,459	EvansREP	37.7%	59,578	D+24.6	—
▶	Texas	SheppardDEM	86.7%	155,178	FlanaganREP	12.4%	22,216	D+74.3	—
▶	Virginia	MartinDEM	99.7%	40,403	OtherOTH	0.3%	131	D+99.7	—
▶	West Virginia	ElkinsREP	53.5%	115,216	WatsonDEM	45.4%	97,715	R+8.1	—
▶	Wisconsin(S)	LenrootREP	39.5%	168,148	DaviesDEM	34.6%	147,526	R+4.8	—
▶	Wyoming	WarrenREP	57.8%	23,975	OsborneDEM	42.2%	17,528	R+15.5	—

Governor

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32 contests|D won 10|R won 21|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	KilbyDEM	80.2%	54,746	OtherOTH	19.8%	13,497	D+80.2	↑ D+16.6
▶	Arizona	CampbellREP	49.9%	25,927	ColterDEM	49.3%	25,588	R+0.7	↓ R+15.6
▶	Arkansas	BroughDEM	93.4%	68,192	OtherOTH	6.6%	4,792	D+93.4	↑ D+46.8
▶	California	OtherOTH	100.0%	688,486	—	—	—	R+0.0	↑ D+16.8
▶	Colorado	ShoupREP	51.1%	112,693	TynanDEM	46.5%	102,397	R+4.7	↑ D+9.8
▶	Connecticut	HolcombREP	50.7%	84,891	SpellacyDEM	45.9%	76,773	R+4.8	↑ D+4.7
▶	Georgia	DorseyDEM	100.0%	59,536	—	—	—	D+100.0	—
▶	Idaho	DavisREP	60.0%	57,626	SamuelsDEM	40.0%	38,499	R+19.9	↓ R+26.6
▶	Iowa	HardingREP	50.3%	188,576	PorterDEM	47.2%	177,017	R+3.1	↑ D+3.3
▶	Kansas	AllenREP	66.4%	287,957	LansdonDEM	30.7%	133,054	R+35.7	↓ R+26.6
▶	Maine	MillikenREP	52.3%	63,607	McIntireDEM	47.7%	58,062	R+4.6	↓ R+6.8
▶	Massachusetts	CoolidgeREP	50.8%	214,179	LongDEM	46.9%	197,406	R+4.0	↓ R+6.6
▶	Michigan	SleeperREP	61.4%	266,738	BaileyDEM	36.4%	158,142	R+25.0	↓ R+33.1
▶	Minnesota	BurnquistREP	45.0%	166,615	OtherOTH	34.2%	126,410	R+24.3	↓ R+27.9
▶	Nebraska	McKelvieREP	54.5%	121,188	NevilleDEM	44.0%	97,886	R+10.5	↑ D+89.5
▶	Nevada	BoyleDEM	52.1%	12,875	OddieREP	47.9%	11,845	D+4.2	↓ R+0.9
▶	New Hampshire	BartlettREP	54.1%	38,228	MartinDEM	45.9%	32,383	R+8.3	↑ D+6.9
▶	New Mexico	LarrazoloREP	49.1%	21,161	GarciaDEM	49.0%	21,128	R+0.1	—
▶	New York	SmithDEM	47.4%	1,009,936	WhitmanREP	44.8%	956,034	D+2.5	↑ D+21.6
▶	North Dakota	FrazierREP	59.7%	54,517	DoyleDEM	40.3%	36,733	R+19.5	↓ R+8.8
▶	Ohio	CoxDEM	50.6%	486,403	WillisREP	49.4%	474,559	D+1.2	↑ D+3.8
▶	Oklahoma	RobertsonDEM	53.5%	104,132	McKeeverREP	42.6%	82,905	D+10.9	↑ D+9.1
▶	Oregon	WithycombeREP	53.0%	81,067	PierceDEM	42.8%	65,440	R+10.2	↑ D+0.5
▶	Pennsylvania	SproulREP	60.5%	547,923	BonniwellDEM	32.7%	295,718	R+27.9	↓ R+8.1
▶	Rhode Island	BeeckmanREP	53.1%	42,682	ArchambaultDEM	44.8%	36,031	R+8.3	↑ D+4.3
▶	South Carolina	CooperDEM	100.0%	25,267	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+0.2
▶	South Dakota	NorbeckREP	53.2%	51,175	OtherOTH	28.2%	27,127	R+34.6	↓ R+19.8
▶	Tennessee	RobertsDEM	62.5%	98,481	LindsayREP	37.5%	59,107	D+25.0	↑ D+17.2
▶	Texas	HobbyDEM	84.0%	148,982	BoyntonREP	15.1%	26,716	D+68.9	↓ R+7.7
▶	Vermont	ClementREP	68.3%	28,844	MayoDEM	29.6%	12,517	R+38.7	↓ R+5.2
▶	Wisconsin	PhilippREP	46.8%	153,153	MoehlenpahDEM	34.0%	111,224	R+12.8	↓ R+6.3
▶	Wyoming	CareyREP	56.1%	23,825	HouxDEM	43.9%	18,640	R+12.2	↓ R+19.6

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