1918 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

Election in a U.S state March 2026 March 2026 1918 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire New Hampshire 1911 presidential no 1914 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1914 1920 United States Senate election in New Hampshire 1920 November 5, 1918 x136px File:George Higgins Moses in 1918.jpg George H. Moses Republican Party (United States) 35,528 50.76% 3x4.svg John B. Jameson Democratic Party (United States) 34,458 49.23% 245px County results 245px Municipality results Moses: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Jameson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% U.S. senator Irving W. Drew Republican Party (United States) George H. Moses Republican Party (United States) The 1918 United States Senate special election was held on November 5, 1918, following the death of Republican U.S. Senator Jacob H. Gallinger on August 17, 1918. Following Gallinger's death, Governor Henry W. Keyes appointed Irving W. Drew, a former State Senator and businessman, to serve until the special election. Because Gallinger's death took place too close to the September 3 primary, the Democratic and Republican parties named their nominations through conventions in late September. George H. Moses, the former U.S. Minister to Greece, won the nomination of the state Republican Party over former Governor Rolland H. Spaulding, and faced Democratic nominee John B. Jameson, the Chairman of the New Hampshire Committee of Public Safety, in the general election. Moses only narrowly defeated Jameson, winning the election by less than 2 percent of the vote and by a 1,070 vote margin. Republican nomination Prior to Senator Gallinger's death, four prominent Republican candidates—former Governors Rolland Spaulding and Henry W. Keyes, former U.S. Minister to Greece George H. Moses, and publisher Rosecrans W. Pillsbury—were running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Henry F. Hollis, which was up in 1918. However, after Gallinger's death, Moses withdrew from the primary and turned his attention toward winning the nomination of the Republican convention.Gallinger's Death Tangles Primary: George H. Moses Now Candidate for Late Senator's Seat Springfield Morning Union September 2, 1918 Springfield, Massachusetts 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union/174599656/ June 15, 2025 After Spaulding lost the primary for the regular election, he did not actively campaign for the nomination at the convention, but announced that he would accept the nomination if it were offered.G. H. Moses Will Be Named for Senator Boston Daily Globe September 27, 1918 Boston, Massachusetts 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-daily-globe/174599835/ June 15, 2025 On September 27, the state Republican Party convened in Concord, New Hampshire, to select their nominee for the special election. Moses won the nomination on the first ballot, receiving 450 votes to Spaulding's 201 and 1 cast for Senator Drew. After Moses won the nomination, a supporter of Spaulding's moved to have the nomination made unanimous, which the convention agreed to.Republicans Name Moses for Senator Holyoke Transcript-Telegram September 28, 1918 Holyoke, Massachusetts 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/transcript-telegram/174599947/ June 15, 2025 Democratic nomination On September 30, 1918, the New Hampshire Democratic Party held its convention in Concord to select its nominee for the special election. The convention delegates unanimously voted to select John B. Jameson, the Chairman of the state Committee on Public Safety, as their nominee.James for U.S. Senate Boston Daily Globe September 30, 1918 Boston, Massachusetts 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-daily-globe/174600171/ June 15, 2025 General election Results 1918 United States Senate special election in New HampshireBean Edwin C. Pillsbury Hobart New Hampshire Secretary of State State of New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1919 John B. Clarke Co. Manchester, New Hampshire 1919 174 https://scholars.unh.edu/court/16/ June 15, 2025 Republican Party (United States) George H. Moses 35,528 50.76% -0.89% Democratic Party (United States) John B. Jameson 34,458 49.23% +4.61% 6 0.01% — 1,070 1.53% -5.50% 69,992 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1918 New Hampshire United States Senate New Hampshire 1918 New Hampshire 1918 United States Senate 1918