1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none March 2026 September 2023 1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1912 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1912 1924 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1924 November 5, 1918 125x136px x150px Augustus O. Stanley(replacing Ollie M. James) Democratic Party (United States) 184,385 50.77% x150px Ben Bruner Republican Party (United States) 178,797 49.23% 1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsStanley: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Bruner: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #a80000ff >90% U.S. Senator George Brown Martin Democratic Party (United States) Augustus Owsley Stanley Democratic Party (United States) The 1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1918. Incumbent Senator Ollie M. James sought a second term in office but died on August 18. He was replaced on the Democratic ticket by Governor Augustus Owsley Stanley, who defeated Republican Ben Bruner. General election Candidates Ben Bruner, doctor (Republican) Augustus Owsley Stanley, Governor of Kentucky (Democratic) Campaign After Senator James died, Governor Stanley appointed George B. Martin to complete his unexpired term, set to end on March 3. Stanley was then nominated by the Democratic State Committee for the full term in office. He enjoyed the unified support of the Democratic Party, including Senator J. C. W. Beckham, who worried Stanley would challenge him for his own seat again in 1920 as he had in 1914, and President Woodrow Wilson. Bruner, a relative unknown, ran a campaign opposed to the prohibition of alcohol and in favor of a bill banning the German language, which Stanley had vetoed as Governor.James C. Klotter Klotter James C. Kentucky: Portraits in Paradox, 1900–1950 University Press of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 0-916968-24-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=o58mJavC4msC 2009-06-26 August 1996 231 Results 1918 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1918election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1918 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1925 Democratic Party (US) Augustus Owsley Stanley 184,385 50.77% Republican Party (US) Frederic M. Sackett 178,797 49.23% 363,182 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) See also 1918 United States Senate elections Notes References 1918 Kentucky United States Senate