# 1923 United States Senate elections

The United States Senate elections of 1923 were special elections that occurred in the near the end of Republican President Warren G. Harding's term. The Farmer-Labor party gained one seat from Republicans who kept the other seat and their majority.

## Change in Senate composition
### Before the elections

At the beginning of the 68th Congress in March 1923.
| | | D$_1$ | D$_2$ | D$_3$ | D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ |
| D$_{18}$ | D$_{17}$ | D$_{16}$ | D$_{15}$ | D$_{14}$ | D$_{13}$ | D$_{12}$ | D$_{11}$ | D$_{10}$ | D$_9$ |
| D$_{19}$ | D$_{20}$ | D$_{21}$ | D$_{22}$ | D$_{23}$ | D$_{24}$ | D$_{25}$ | D$_{26}$ | D$_{27}$ | D$_{28}$ |
| D$_{38}$ | D$_{37}$ | D$_{36}$ | D$_{35}$ | D$_{34}$ | D$_{33}$ | D$_{32}$ | D$_{31}$ | D$_{30}$ | D$_{29}$ |
| D$_{39}$ | D$_{40}$ | D$_{41}$ | D$_{42}$ | FL$_1$ | R$_{53}$ Died | R$_{52}$ Died | R$_{51}$ | R$_{50}$ | R$_{49}$ |
| R$_{49}$ |||||||||
| R$_{39}$ | R$_{40}$ | R$_{41}$ | R$_{42}$ | R$_{43}$ | R$_{44}$ | R$_{45}$ | R$_{46}$ | R$_{47}$ | R$_{48}$ |
| R$_{38}$ | R$_{37}$ | R$_{36}$ | R$_{35}$ | R$_{34}$ | R$_{33}$ | R$_{32}$ | R$_{31}$ | R$_{30}$ | R$_{29}$ |
| R$_{19}$ | R$_{20}$ | R$_{21}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{23}$ | R$_{24}$ | R$_{25}$ | R$_{26}$ | R$_{27}$ | R$_{28}$ |
| R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ | R$_{13}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{11}$ | R$_{10}$ | R$_9$ |
| | | R$_1$ | R$_2$ | R$_3$ | R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ |

### After the special elections

| | | D$_1$ | D$_2$ | D$_3$ | D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ |
| D$_{18}$ | D$_{17}$ | D$_{16}$ | D$_{15}$ | D$_{14}$ | D$_{13}$ | D$_{12}$ | D$_{11}$ | D$_{10}$ | D$_9$ |
| D$_{19}$ | D$_{20}$ | D$_{21}$ | D$_{22}$ | D$_{23}$ | D$_{24}$ | D$_{25}$ | D$_{26}$ | D$_{27}$ | D$_{28}$ |
| D$_{38}$ | D$_{37}$ | D$_{36}$ | D$_{35}$ | D$_{34}$ | D$_{33}$ | D$_{32}$ | D$_{31}$ | D$_{30}$ | D$_{29}$ |
| D$_{39}$ | D$_{40}$ | D$_{41}$ | D$_{42}$ | FL$_1$ | FL$_2$ Gain | R$_{52}$ Hold | R$_{51}$ | R$_{50}$ | R$_{49}$ |
| R$_{49}$ |||||||||
| R$_{39}$ | R$_{40}$ | R$_{41}$ | R$_{42}$ | R$_{43}$ | R$_{44}$ | R$_{45}$ | R$_{46}$ | R$_{47}$ | R$_{48}$ |
| R$_{38}$ | R$_{37}$ | R$_{36}$ | R$_{35}$ | R$_{34}$ | R$_{33}$ | R$_{32}$ | R$_{31}$ | R$_{30}$ | R$_{29}$ |
| R$_{19}$ | R$_{20}$ | R$_{21}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{23}$ | R$_{24}$ | R$_{25}$ | R$_{26}$ | R$_{27}$ | R$_{28}$ |
| R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ | R$_{13}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{11}$ | R$_{10}$ | R$_9$ |
| | | R$_1$ | R$_2$ | R$_3$ | R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ |
| Key: | D$_#$ Democratic FL$_#$ Farmer–Labor R$_#$ Republican |

## Elections during the 68th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated after March 4, 1923.
| State | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Candidates |
| State | Senator | Party | Electoral history | Results | Candidates |
| Minnesota (Class 2) | Knute Nelson | Republican | 1895 1901 1907 1913 1918 | Incumbent died April 28, 1923. New senator elected July 16, 1923. Farmer–Labor gain. | ▌Y Magnus Johnson (Farmer–Labor) 57.5% ▌J. A. O. Preus (Republican) 38.7% ▌James A. Carley (Democratic) 3.8% |
| Vermont (Class 3) | William P. Dillingham | Republican | 1900 (special) 1902 1908 1914 1920 | Incumbent died July 23, 1923. New senator elected November 6, 1923. Republican hold. | ▌Y Porter H. Dale (Republican) 65.7% ▌Park Pollard (Democratic) 33.7% |

## Minnesota (special)

Special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Farmer–Labor | Magnus Johnson | 290,165 | 57.48% |
| | Republican | J. A. O. Preus | 195,319 | 38.69% |
| | Democratic | James A. Carley | 19,311 | 3.83% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 504,795 | 100.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94,846 | 18.79% |
| | Farmer–Labor gain from Republican | Farmer–Labor gain from Republican | Farmer–Labor gain from Republican | Farmer–Labor gain from Republican |

## Vermont (special)

Republican primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Porter H. Dale | 26,654 | 53.7% |
| | Republican | John W. Redmond | 13,727 | 27.6% |
| | Republican | Stanley C. Wilson | 9,250 | 18.6% |
| | Republican | Other | 28 | 0.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,659 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Park H. Pollard | 1,428 | 99.0% |
| | Democratic | Other | 15 | 1.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,443 | 100.00% |
Special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Porter H. Dale | 30,388 | 65.7% |
| | Democratic | Park H. Pollard | 15,580 | 33.7% |
| | Conservation | Marshall J. Hapgood | 248 | 0.5% |
| | Total | Other | 70 | 0.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,286 | 100.0% |