1918 United States Senate election in Kansas

none March 2026 March 2025 1918 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas 1911 presidential no 1913 United States Senate election in Kansas 1913 1924 United States Senate election in Kansas 1924 November 5, 1918 150x150px File:CAPPER, ARTHUR C. SENATOR LCCN2016860456 (cropped).jpg Arthur Capper Republican Party (US) 281,931 63.69% File:William Howard Thompson.jpg William H. Thompson Democratic Party (US) 149,300 33.73% 1918 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County resultsCapper: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Thompson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. senator William H. Thompson Democratic Party (US) Arthur Capper Republican Party (US) The 1918 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Democratic Senator William H. Thompson ran for re-election to a second term in the first popular election for this seat after the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment. Thompson was challenged by Governor Arthur Capper, the Republican nominee. Amid a nationwide Republican wave, Thompson lost to Capper in a landslide, winning just 34% of the vote to Capper's 64%. Democratic primary Candidates William H. Thompson, incumbent U.S. Senator George W. Marble, publisher of the Fort Scott Tribune-MonitorMarble in the Race The Hutchinson News June 26, 1918 Hutchinson, Kansas 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hutchinson-news/167244415/ March 4, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsBotkin J.T. Twenty-First Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas 1917-'18 Kansas State Printing Plant Topeka, Kansas 1918 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015068095283&seq=3 March 4, 2025 William H. Thompson (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 29,080 75.36% George W. Marble Democratic Party (United States) 9,510 24.64% 38,590 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Arthur Capper, Governor of Kansas Walter R. Stubbs, former Governor of Kansas Charles F. Scott, U.S. Representative from KS 2 Joseph L. Bristow, former U.S. Senator Results Republican primary results Arthur Capper Republican Party (United States) 103,120 59.45% Walter R. Stubbs Republican Party (United States) 31,614 18.22% Charles F. Scott Republican Party (United States) 24,826 14.31% Joseph L. Bristow Republican Party (United States) 13,911 8.02% 173,471 100.00% Socialist primary Candidates Eva Harding, physicianDr. Harding a Candidate Leavenworth Times June 27, 1918 Leavenworth, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hutchinson-news/167244415/ March 4, 2025 Results Socialist primary results Eva Harding Socialist Party (United States) 1,245 100.00% 1,245 100.00% General election Results 1918 United States Senate election in Kansas Arthur Capper Republican Party (United States) 281,931 63.69% William H. Thompson (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 149,300 33.73% Eva Harding Socialist Party of America 11,429 2.58% 4 0.00% 132,631 29.96% 442,664 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1918 United States Senate elections References 1918 Kansas United States Senate