1918 United States Senate election in Colorado

none March 2026 September 2023 1918 United States Senate election in Colorado Colorado 1911 presidential no 1913 United States Senate election in Colorado 1913 1924 United States Senate election in Colorado 1924 November 5, 1918 150x150px File:Lawrence Cowle Phipps2.jpg Lawrence C. Phipps Republican Party (United States) 107,726 49.49% File:JohnFShafroth.jpg John F. Shafroth Democratic Party (United States) 104,347 47.94% 250px 1918 United States Senate election in Colorado results map by county.svg County results Phipps: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Shafroth: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% U.S. Senator John F. Shafroth Democratic Party (United States) Lawrence C. Phipps Republican Party (United States) The 1918 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1918. It was the second direct U.S. Senate election in Colorado following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, and the first for the Class 2 Senate seat. Democratic senator John F. Shafroth ran for re-election to a second term, and was opposed by Denver businessman Lawrence C. Phipps, the Republican nominee, in the general election. As Republicans made gains nationwide, they performed well in Colorado, too, and Phipps unseated Shafroth by a thin margin. Democratic primary Candidates Declared John F. Shafroth, incumbent U.S. senator Results Democratic primary resultsSeptember 28, 1918 Result of Primaries Colorado Statesman Denver, Colorado 7 https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=CDS19180928-01.2.37&srpos=93&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------ July 5, 2022 John F. Shafroth (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 42,664 100.00 42,664 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Lawrence C. Phipps, Denver businessman, President of the Colorado Taxpayers Protective League Charles W. Waterman, Denver attorney Results Republican primary results Lawrence C. Phipps Republican Party (United States) 31,537 67.43 Charles W. Waterman Republican Party (United States) 15,235 32.57 46,772 100.00 General election Results 1918 United States Senate election in Colorado Republican Party (United States) Lawrence C. Phipps 107,726 49.49% Democratic Party (United States) John F. Shafroth (inc.) 104,347 47.94% Prohibition Party (United States) P. A. Richardson 5,606 2.58% 217,679 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) References 1918 Colorado United States Senate