1930 United States Senate election in Colorado

none March 2026 September 2023 1930 United States Senate election in Colorado Colorado 1911 presidential no 1924 United States Senate election in Colorado 1924 1936 United States Senate election in Colorado 1936 November 4, 1930 150x150px File:Senator_Edward_Prentiss_Costigan.jpg Edward P. Costigan Democratic Party (United States) 180,028 55.85% 3x4.svg George H. Shaw Republican Party (United States) 137,487 42.65% 225px 1930 United States Senate election in Colorado results map by county.svg County resultsCostigan: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Shaw: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Lawrence C. Phipps Republican Party (United States) Edward P. Costigan Democratic Party (United States) The 1930 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 4, 1930. Republican Senator Lawrence C. Phipps declined to run for re-election, resulting in an open race to replace him. Edward P. Costigan, one of the founding members of the Progressive Party in Colorado and a former member of the United States Tariff Commission, won the Democratic nomination and faced attorney George H. Shaw, the Republican nominee, in the general election. Aided by the nationwide Democratic landslide, Costigan handily defeated Shaw, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Colorado since 1914. Democratic primary Candidates Edward P. Costigan, former Member of the United States Tariff Commission Morrison Shafroth, attorney and son of former Governor and U.S. Senator John F. Shafroth, 1924 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate James A. Marsh, former City Attorney of DenverJuly 17, 1930 James Marsh Enters Race for Senatorship Colorado Transcript Golden, Colorado 1 https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CTR19300717.2.4&srpos=15&e=-07-1930-----en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ July 5, 2022 Results Democratic primary resultsArmstrong Charles M. State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election Held on the Ninth Day of September, A. D. 1930 and at the General Election Held on the Fourth Day of November, A. D. 1930 https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Results/Abstract/pdf/1900-1999/1930AbstractBook.pdf 1930 Denver, Colorado Colorado Secretary of State Edward P. Costigan Democratic Party (United States) 24,698 51.61 Morrison Shafroth Democratic Party (United States) 15,819 33.06 James A. Marsh Democratic Party (United States) 7,337 15.33 47,854 100.00 Republican primary Candidates George H. Shaw, Denver attorneyApril 8, 1930 Shaw Will Be Candidate for U. S. Senator Walsenburg World Walsenburg, Colorado 6 https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WWW19300408-01.2.60&srpos=3&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ July 6, 2022 William V. Hodges, Denver attorneyApril 11, 1930 Republican Candidate for U. S. Senator: William V. Hodges Aurora Democrat Aurora, Colorado 5 https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=AUD19300411-01.2.36&srpos=16&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ July 6, 2022 Results Republican primary results George H. Shaw Republican Party (United States) 63,112 56.27 William V. Hodges Republican Party (United States) 49,043 43.73 112,155 100.00 General election Results 1930 United States Senate special election in Colorado Democratic Party (United States) Edward P. Costigan 180,028 55.85% +11.96% Republican Party (United States) George H. Shaw 137,487 42.65% -7.54% Socialist Party (United States) Morton Alexander 1,745 0.54% +0.05% Farmer–Labor Party H. H. Marrs 1,367 0.42% -4.62% Communist Party USA James Allander 924 0.29% -0.09% Liberal Party Frank H. Rice 451 0.14% – Commonwealth Party James Allander 339 0.11% – 42,541 13.20% +6.90% 322,341 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1930 Colorado United States Senate