1918 United States Senate election in Minnesota

none March 2026 September 2023 1918 United States Senate election in Minnesota Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1913 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1913 1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota 1923 (special) November 5, 1918 125x136px NELSON, K. SENATOR LCCN2016856187 (cropped).jpg Knute Nelson Republican Party of Minnesota 206,428 60.05% Willis G. Calderwood - DPLA - 5f90d8cef9f6912230813329399bab2c edit (cropped).jpg Willis G. Calderwood National Party (United States) 137,334 39.95% 1918 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg County resultsNelson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Calderwood: #FFB380 50–60% #FF9955 60–70% U.S. Senator Knute Nelson Republican Party of Minnesota Knute Nelson Republican Party of Minnesota The 1918 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1918. It was the first election for Minnesota's Class 2 seat in the United States Senate, and the second U.S. Senate election in Minnesota overall, held after the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which established the popular election of United States senators. Incumbent U.S. Senator Knute Nelson of the Republican Party of Minnesota easily defeated his challenger in the general election, Willis Greenleaf Calderwood of the National Party, to win a fourth term in the Senate. Republican primary Candidates Declared Knute Nelson, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1895 James A. Peterson, Minneapolis attorney, former Hennepin County Attorney (1897–1899), former State Representative from the 42nd district (1901–1903), Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1912University of Minnesota Libraries University of Minnesota 1918 Minnesota U.S. Senate Republican Primary https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319183015011600/ live 2021-08-23 Minnesota Historical Election Archive en https://web.archive.org/web/20210823151638/https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319183015011600/ 2021-08-23 Results Republican primary election resultsPrimary Election Results of election held June 17th, 1918 https://www.leg.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1918-06-17-p-man.pdf Minnesota Legislature Republican Party of Minnesota Knute Nelson (Incumbent) 229,923 71.99% Republican Party of Minnesota James A. Peterson 89,464 28.01% 319,387 100.00% General election Candidates Willis G. Calderwood, state chair of the Prohibition Party, Prohibition nominee for state House District 30 in 1894, for state House District 39 in 1904, 1906, 1908, and 1910, for the at-large U.S. House seat in 1912, for Governor in 1914, and for the U.S. Senate in 1916; Farmer-Labor candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1924University of Minnesota Libraries University of Minnesota 1918 Minnesota U.S. Senate General Election https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319181000111600/ live 2021-08-23 Minnesota Historical Election Archive en https://web.archive.org/web/20210823153931/https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319181000111600/ 2021-08-23 Results 1918 Minnesota US Senate election resultsMN US Senate, 1918 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267821 ourcampaigns.com Republican Party of Minnesota Knute Nelson (Incumbent) 206,428 60.05% National Party (United States) Willis G. Calderwood 137,334 39.95% 343,762 100.00% 69,094 20.10% Republican Party of Minnesota National Party (United States) See also United States Senate elections, 1918 References 1918 Minnesota United States Senate