1918 United States Senate special election in Idaho

none 1918 United States Senate special election in Idaho Idaho 1907 presidential no 1914 United States Senate election in Idaho 1914 1920 United States Senate election in Idaho 1920 November 5, 1918 x150px File:Johnnugent.jpg John F. Nugent Democratic Party (United States) 48,467 50.51% File:Frankgooding.jpg Frank R. Gooding Republican Party (United States) 47,497 49.49% 180px 1918 United States Senate special election in Idaho results map by county.svg County resultsNugent: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Gooding: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator John F. Nugent Democratic Party (United States) John F. Nugent Democratic Party (United States) The 1918 United States Senate special election in Idaho took place on November 5, 1918. After the death of James H. Brady, Governor Moses Alexander appointed John F. Nugent to his Senate seat, causing a special election to take place. In the special election, John F. Nugent won a partial term, defeating former Idaho governor Frank R. Gooding. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 3, 1918.The Weiser Signal-American · Thu, Sep 05, 1918 · Page 1 · (Weiser, Idaho) https://www.newspapers.com/image/1276153204/?search-id=4cbe366b-fb26-4b4d-9d3b-39abcfec9e9c&search-rank=82 July 30, 2026 Democratic primary Candidates John F. Nugent, appointed incumbent U.S. Senator James H. Hawley, former Governor of Idaho (1911-1913) Results Democratic primary resultsShoshone News-Press · Sun, Sep 22, 1918 · Page 1 · (Kellogg, Idaho) https://www.newspapers.com/image/1112087404/?search-id=4cbe366b-fb26-4b4d-9d3b-39abcfec9e9c&search-rank=138 July 30, 2026 John F. Nugent (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 21,312 64.81 James H. Hawley Democratic Party (United States) 11,570 35.19 32,882 Republican primary Candidates Frank R. Gooding, former Governor of Idaho (1905-1909) James F. Ailshie, former Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court (1903-1914)Grand Forks Herald, Sep 5, 1918, p. 2 https://newspaperarchive.com/grand-forks-herald-sep-05-1918-p-2/ July 30, 2026 Results Republican primary results Frank R. Gooding Republican Party (United States) 16,427 59.87 James F. Ailshie Republican Party (United States) 11,011 40.13 27,438 General election Results 1918 United States Senate election in IdahoOur Campaigns - ID US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 05, 1918 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267718 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240803141024/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267718 August 3, 2024 July 30, 2026 Democratic Party (US) John F. Nugent (incumbent) 48,467 50.51 Republican Party (US) Frank R. Gooding 47,497 49.49 970 1.02 95,964 Democratic Party (US) See also 1918 United States Senate elections References Idaho 1918 Idaho 1918 1918 Special Idaho Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1918