United States Senate elections, 1930

United States Senate elections, 1930
	November 4, 1930
	November 4, 1930
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate; 49 seats needed for a majority
	Results including special elections; Democratic gain Republican gain; Democratic hold Republican hold
Majority Leader before election; James Watson; Republican	Elected Majority Leader ; James Watson; Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1930 occurred in the middle of Republican President Herbert Hoover's term. With the Great Depression beginning to take hold, Republican incumbents became unpopular,^[1] and Democrats picked up a net of eight seats, erasing the Republican gains from the previous election cycle. Republicans retained control of the U.S. Senate since Vice President Charles Curtis cast the tie-breaking vote. This was the first of four consecutive Senate elections in the Depression in which Democrats made enormous gains, achieving a cumulative pick-up of 34 seats.

In Louisiana, Democratic Senator-elect Huey Long chose not to take his Senate seat until January 25, 1932 so he could remain as Governor of Louisiana. The Republicans therefore retained the plurality of seats at the beginning of the next Congress. With Vice President Charles Curtis (R) able to cast tie-breaking votes, the Republicans would have majority control with their 48 of the 96 seats. That slim control was further weakened in the last months of the next Congress with several mid-term seat changes.

In Minnesota, Henrik Shipstead was not up for election in 1930. He was a former Republican who became a Farmer–Laborite in 1922. Although the Farmer–Laborites would later merge with the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (in 1944), Shipstead and his contemporaries were not aligned with either major party. He would later rejoin the party in 1940.

Gains and losses

The Republicans only gained one seat by defeating incumbent Daniel F. Steck (D-IA). The Democrats took open seats in Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, and West Virginia, and defeated five incumbents:

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections

At the beginning of 1930.

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇ Ran	D₂₈ Ran
D₃₈ Ran	D₃₇ Ran	D₃₆ Ran	D₃₅ Ran	D₃₄ Ran	D₃₃ Ran	D₃₂ Ran	D₃₁ Ran	D₃₀ Ran	D₂₉ Ran
D₃₉ Retired	FL₁	R₅₆ Retired	R₅₅ Retired	R₅₄ Retired	R₅₃ Retired	R₅₂ Retired	R₅₁ Retired	R₅₀ Ran	R₄₉ Ran
Majority →									R₄₉ Ran
R₃₉ Ran	R₄₀ Ran	R₄₁ Ran	R₄₂ Ran	R₄₃ Ran	R₄₄ Ran	R₄₅ Ran	R₄₆ Ran	R₄₇ Ran	R₄₈ Ran
R₃₈ Ran	R₃₇	R₃₆	R₃₅	R₃₄	R₃₃	R₃₂	R₃₁	R₃₀	R₂₉
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

After the general elections

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇ Re-elected	D₂₈ Re-elected
D₃₈ Hold	D₃₇ Hold	D₃₆ Hold	D₃₅ Hold	D₃₄ Hold	D₃₃ Re-elected	D₃₂ Re-elected	D₃₁ Re-elected	D₃₀ Re-elected	D₂₉ Re-elected
D₃₉ Gain	D₄₀ Gain	D₄₁ Gain	D₄₂ Gain	D₄₃ Gain	D₄₄ Gain	D₄₅ Gain	FL₁	R₅₀ Gain	R₄₉ Hold
Majority →									R₄₉ Hold
R₃₉ Re-elected	R₄₀ Re-elected	R₄₁ Re-elected	R₄₂ Re-elected	R₄₃ Re-elected	R₄₄ Re-elected	R₄₅ Re-elected	R₄₆ Re-elected	R₄₇ Hold	R₄₈ Hold
R₃₈ Re-elected	R₃₇	R₃₆	R₃₅	R₃₄	R₃₃	R₃₂	R₃₁	R₃₀	R₂₉
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

After the special elections

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈
D₃₈	D₃₇	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁	D₃₀	D₂₉
D₃₉	D₄₀	D₄₁	D₄₂	D₄₃	D₄₄	D₄₅ Gain, same as general	D₄₆ Gain	D₄₇ Gain	FL₁
Plurality ↓
R₃₉	R₄₀	R₄₁	R₄₂	R₄₃	R₄₄	R₄₅ Appointee elected	R₄₆ Hold, same as general	R₄₇ Hold	R₄₈ Hold
R₃₈	R₃₇	R₃₆	R₃₅	R₃₄	R₃₃	R₃₂	R₃₁	R₃₀	R₂₉
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

Key:

D_#	Democratic
FL_#	Farmer–Labor
R_#	Republican

Race summary

Special elections during the 71st Congress

In these special elections, the winner were seated during 1930; ordered by election date (then by state).

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Kansas (Class 3)	Henry J. Allen	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Democratic gain.	√ George McGill (Democratic) 50.0% Henry J. Allen (Republican) 48.0%
Kentucky (Class 2)	John M. Robsion	Republican	1930 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Democratic gain. Winner was not elected to the next term, see below.	√ Ben M. Williamson (Democratic) 52.3% John M. Robsion (Republican) 47.7%^[2]
New Jersey (Class 2)	David Baird Jr.	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term, see below.	√ Dwight W. Morrow (Republican) 59.1% Alexander Simpson (Democratic) 38.6%^[3]
Ohio (Class 3)	Roscoe C. McCulloch	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Democratic gain.	√ Robert J. Bulkley (Democratic) 54.8% Roscoe C. McCulloch (Republican) 45.2%
Pennsylvania (Class 3)	Joseph R. Grundy	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost nomination. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Republican hold.	√ James J. Davis (Republican) 71.5% Sedgwick Kistler (Democratic) 25.6%
Tennessee (Class 2)	William E. Brock	Democratic	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 4, 1930. Winner was not elected to the next term, see below.	√ William E. Brock (Democratic) 74.4% F. Todd Meacham (Republican) 25.63%^[4]
Wyoming (Class 2)	Patrick J. Sullivan	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 4, 1930. Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term, see below.	√ Robert D. Carey (Republican) 58.8% Henry H. Schwartz (Democratic) 41.2%^[5]

Elections leading to the 72nd Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1931; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Alabama	James T. Heflin	Democratic	1920 (Special) 1924	Incumbent disqualified from nomination for supporting Herbert Hoover. Incumbent lost general election as an independent. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ John H. Bankhead II (Democratic) 59.7% James T. Heflin (Independent) 40.3%
Arkansas	Joseph T. Robinson	Democratic	1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph T. Robinson (Democratic) Unopposed
Colorado	Lawrence C. Phipps	Republican	1918 1924	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Edward P. Costigan (Democratic) 55.9% George H. Shaw (Republican) 42.7%
Delaware	Daniel O. Hastings	Republican	1928 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected.	√ Daniel O. Hastings (Republican) 54.5% Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (Democratic) 45.4%
Georgia	William J. Harris	Democratic	1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William J. Harris (Democratic) Unopposed
Idaho	William Borah	Republican	1907 1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Borah (Republican)72.4% Joseph M. Tyler (Democratic) 27.6%
Illinois	Charles S. Deneen	Republican	1924 1925 (Appointed)^[6]	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ James H. Lewis (Democratic) 64.0% Ruth H. McCormick (Republican) 30.7%
Iowa	Daniel F. Steck	Democratic	1926 (Challenge)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	√ Lester J. Dickinson (Republican) 56.3% Daniel F. Steck (Democratic) 43.0%
Kansas	Arthur Capper	Republican	1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Arthur Capper (Republican)61.1% Jonathan M. Davis (Democratic) 38.9%
Kentucky	John M. Robsion	Republican	1930 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ M. M. Logan (Democratic) 52.1% John M. Robsion (Republican) 47.9%^[2]
Louisiana	Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	1912 1918 1924	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Huey Long (Democratic) Unopposed
Maine	Arthur J. Gould	Republican	1926 (Appointed)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	√ Wallace H. White, Jr. (Republican) 60.9% Frank W. Haskell (Democratic) 39.1%
Massachusetts	Frederick H. Gillett	Republican	1924	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Marcus A. Coolidge (Democratic) 54.0% William M. Butler (Republican) 44.7%
Michigan	James Couzens	Republican	1922 (Appointed) 1924 (Special) 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James Couzens (Republican) 78.2% Thomas A. E. Weadock (Democratic) 20.9%
Minnesota	Thomas D. Schall	Republican	1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas D. Schall (Republican) 37.6% Einar Hoidale (Democratic) 36.1% Ernest Lundeen (Farmer–Labor) 22.9%
Mississippi	Pat Harrison	Democratic	1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Pat Harrison (Democratic) Unopposed
Montana	Thomas J. Walsh	Democratic	1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas J. Walsh (Democratic) 60.3% Albert J. Galen (Republican) 37.9%
Nebraska	George W. Norris	Republican	1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George W. Norris (Republican) 56.8% Gilbert M. Hitchcock (Democratic) 39.7%
New Hampshire	Henry W. Keyes	Republican	1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Henry W. Keyes (Republican) 57.9% Albert W. Noone (Democratic) 41.9%
New Jersey	David Baird Jr.	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Winner also elected to finish the term, see above.	√ Dwight W. Morrow (Republican) 58.5% Alexander Simpson (Democratic) 39.0%^[3]
New Mexico	Sam G. Bratton	Democratic	1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Sam G. Bratton (Democratic) 58.6% Herbert B. Holt (Republican) 41.2%
North Carolina	Furnifold McLendel Simmons	Democratic	1901 1907 1913 1918 1924	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Josiah W. Bailey (Democratic) 60.6% George M. Pritchard (Republican) 39.4%
Oklahoma	William B. Pine	Republican	1924	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Thomas P. Gore (Democratic) 52.3% William B. Pine (Republican) 47.5%
Oregon	Charles L. McNary	Republican	1917 (Appointed) 1918 (Not elected) 1918 (Appointed) 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Charles L. McNary (Republican) 58.1% Elton Watkins (Democratic) 27.9% L. A. Banks (Independent) 7.4%
Rhode Island	Jesse H. Metcalf	Republican	1924 (Special) 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Jesse H. Metcalf (Republican) 50.3% Peter G. Gerry (Democratic) 49.2%
South Carolina	Coleman L. Blease	Democratic	1924	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ James F. Byrnes (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota	William H. McMaster	Republican	1924	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ William J. Bulow (Democratic) 51.6% William H. McMaster (Republican) 48.4%
Tennessee	William E. Brock	Democratic	1929 (Appointed)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	√ Cordell Hull (Democratic) 71.3% Paul E. Divine (Republican) 27.1%
Texas	Morris Sheppard	Democratic	1913 (Special) 1913 1918 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Morris Sheppard (Democratic) 86.9% D. J. Haesly (Republican) 12.7%
Virginia	Carter Glass	Democratic	1920 (Appointed) 1920 (Special) 1924	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Carter Glass (Democratic) 76.7% J. Cloyd Byars (Independent) 17.9% Joe C. Morgan (Socialist) 5.4%
West Virginia	Guy D. Goff	Republican	1924	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	√ Matthew M. Neely (Democratic) 61.9% James E. Jones (Republican) 37.9%
Wyoming	Patrick J. Sullivan	Republican	1929 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the tern, see above.	√ Robert D. Carey (Republican) 59.1% Henry H. Schwartz (Democratic) 41.0%^[5]

Elections during the 72nd Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated after March 4, 1931.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Vermont (Class 1)	Frank C. Partridge	Republican	1930 (Appointed)	Frank L. Greene (R) had died December 17, 1930, and Partrdige was appointed December 23, 1930 to continue the term. Interim appointee lost nomination. New senator elected March 31, 1931. Republican hold.	√ Warren Austin (Republican) 64.0% Stephen M. Driscoll (Democratic) 35.6%^[7]

Massachusetts

General election ^[8]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Marcus A. Coolidge	651,939	54.01%
Republican	William M. Butler	539,226	44.67%
Socialist	Sylvester J. McBride	7,244	0.60%
Socialist Labor	Oscar Kinsalas	4,640	0.38%
Communist	Max Lerner	3,962	0.34%

Montana

United States Senate election in Montana, 1930^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas J. Walsh (inc.)	106,274	60.33%	+7.52%
	Republican	Albert J. Galen	66,724	37.88%	-4.52%
	Farmer–Labor	Charles E. Taylor	1,789	1.02%	-3.32%
	Socialist	John F. McKay	1,006	0.57%	+0.26%
	Communist	Willis L. Wright	368	0.21%
Majority			39,550	22.45%	+12.04%
Turnout			176,161
	Democratic hold		Swing

Pennsylvania (Special)

United States Senate election in Montana, 1930^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Thomas J. Walsh (inc.)	106,274	60.33%	+7.52%
	Republican	Albert J. Galen	66,724	37.88%	-4.52%
	Farmer–Labor	Charles E. Taylor	1,789	1.02%	-3.32%
	Socialist	John F. McKay	1,006	0.57%	+0.26%
	Communist	Willis L. Wright	368	0.21%
Majority			39,550	22.45%	+12.04%
Turnout			176,161
	Democratic hold		Swing

South Carolina

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	James F. Byrnes	16,211	100.0	0.0
Majority			16,211	100.0	0.0
Turnout			16,211
	Democratic hold

Virginia

United States Senate election in Virginia, 1930^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Carter Glass (inc.)	112,002	76.67%	+3.55%
	Independent Democratic	J. Cloyd Byars	26,091	17.86%	+17.86%
	Socialist	Joe C. Morgan	7,944	5.44%	+5.44%
	Write-ins		49	0.03%	+0.03%
Majority			85,911	58.81%	+9.87%
Turnout			146,086
	Democratic hold

Notes

↑ "Republicans Lay Defeat to Slump". New York Times. November 6, 1930.
1 2 Kentucky Class II, via OurCampaigns.com
1 2 New Jersey Class II, via OurCampaigns.com
↑ Tennessee Class II, via OurCampaigns.com
1 2 Wyoming Class II, via OurCampaigns.com
↑ James H. Lewis (D-Illinois) was appointed in February 1925, having already been elected in 1924 to begin the March term.
↑ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
↑ Massachusetts Class II, via OurCampaigns.com
1 2 3 "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.

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[1] "Republicans Lay Defeat to Slump". New York Times. November 6, 1930.

[Kentucky-2] 1 2 Kentucky Class II, via OurCampaigns.com

[New_Jersey-3] 1 2 New Jersey Class II, via OurCampaigns.com

[Tennessee-4] Tennessee Class II, via OurCampaigns.com

[WyomingSp-5] 1 2 Wyoming Class II, via OurCampaigns.com

[6] James H. Lewis (D-Illinois) was appointed in February 1925, having already been elected in 1924 to begin the March term.

[VTSpec-7] "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

[Massachusetts-8] Massachusetts Class II, via OurCampaigns.com

[Clerk-9] 1 2 3 "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.

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