Election 1918 Results
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1918 US Senate election in Kansas
Arthur Capper (Republican) beat William H. Thompson (Democrat) in Kansas in 1918, 63.7% to 33.7%, a margin of 30.0 points and 132,631 votes.
Republicans led in 103 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 18,187 votes and went to the Republican by 22.0 points. The closest was Decatur, where 81 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Capper won | Republican | 281,931 | 63.7% |
| William H. Thompson | Democratic | 149,300 | 33.7% |
| All other candidates | 11,423 | 2.6% | |
| Total | 442,654 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 6,932 38.1% | 10,931 60.1% | 324 | 18,187 | R+22.0 |
| Wyandotte | 7,212 41.9% | 9,776 56.8% | 225 | 17,213 | R+14.9 |
| Shawnee | 4,503 29.2% | 10,661 69.2% | 252 | 15,416 | R+39.9 |
| Crawford | 3,630 32.3% | 6,495 57.8% | 1,110 | 11,235 | R+25.5 |
| Reno | 3,085 30.7% | 6,712 66.9% | 243 | 10,040 | R+36.1 |
| Montgomery | 3,157 31.7% | 6,538 65.7% | 259 | 9,954 | R+34.0 |
| Labette | 2,744 31.9% | 5,518 64.2% | 336 | 8,598 | R+32.3 |
| Cowley | 2,576 30.2% | 5,793 67.9% | 164 | 8,533 | R+37.7 |
| Leavenworth | 3,850 46.4% | 4,075 49.1% | 368 | 8,293 | R+2.7 |
| Sumner | 2,529 34.7% | 4,682 64.2% | 87 | 7,298 | R+29.5 |
| Cherokee | 2,834 39.6% | 4,009 56.0% | 313 | 7,156 | R+16.4 |
| Neosho | 2,773 39.1% | 4,225 59.6% | 92 | 7,090 | R+20.5 |
| Lyon | 2,460 35.7% | 4,285 62.2% | 141 | 6,886 | R+26.5 |
| Butler | 2,213 32.7% | 4,420 65.3% | 131 | 6,764 | R+32.6 |
| Marshall | 2,164 32.3% | 4,332 64.6% | 211 | 6,707 | R+32.3 |
| Atchison | 2,206 33.3% | 4,342 65.5% | 83 | 6,631 | R+32.2 |
| Dickinson | 2,146 32.6% | 4,304 65.4% | 131 | 6,581 | R+32.8 |
| Osage | 2,404 36.6% | 3,962 60.3% | 208 | 6,574 | R+23.7 |
| Bourbon | 2,385 37.3% | 3,901 61.0% | 110 | 6,396 | R+23.7 |
| Douglas | 1,402 23.1% | 4,544 75.0% | 114 | 6,060 | R+51.8 |
| Franklin | 1,869 31.3% | 4,018 67.3% | 79 | 5,966 | R+36.0 |
| McPherson | 1,895 31.9% | 3,867 65.2% | 170 | 5,932 | R+33.2 |
| Saline | 2,039 34.5% | 3,734 63.2% | 132 | 5,905 | R+28.7 |
| Johnson | 1,942 33.5% | 3,774 65.1% | 79 | 5,795 | R+31.6 |
| Jewell | 2,099 36.8% | 3,532 62.0% | 69 | 5,700 | R+25.1 |
| Nemaha | 2,140 37.7% | 3,466 61.1% | 69 | 5,675 | R+23.4 |
| Washington | 1,968 34.7% | 3,574 63.1% | 126 | 5,668 | R+28.3 |
| Brown | 1,454 26.1% | 4,048 72.6% | 72 | 5,574 | R+46.5 |
| Harvey | 1,937 35.0% | 3,429 62.0% | 169 | 5,535 | R+27.0 |
| Allen | 1,576 28.7% | 3,803 69.2% | 117 | 5,496 | R+40.5 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,738 32.7% | 3,482 65.6% | 90 | 5,310 | R+32.8 |
| Riley | 1,477 28.3% | 3,639 69.8% | 95 | 5,211 | R+41.5 |
| Republic | 1,916 37.4% | 3,125 61.0% | 83 | 5,124 | R+23.6 |
| Cloud | 1,563 30.9% | 3,363 66.5% | 134 | 5,060 | R+35.6 |
| Jackson | 1,763 35.1% | 3,203 63.9% | 50 | 5,016 | R+28.7 |
| Miami | 1,822 36.3% | 3,104 61.9% | 88 | 5,014 | R+25.6 |
| Marion | 1,542 31.5% | 2,897 59.2% | 453 | 4,892 | R+27.7 |
| Wilson | 1,421 30.3% | 3,160 67.3% | 114 | 4,695 | R+37.0 |
| Greenwood | 1,441 30.9% | 3,167 68.0% | 48 | 4,656 | R+37.1 |
| Jefferson | 1,540 33.1% | 3,016 64.8% | 100 | 4,656 | R+31.7 |
| Coffey | 1,499 33.1% | 2,954 65.3% | 70 | 4,523 | R+32.2 |
| Smith | 1,658 37.0% | 2,732 61.0% | 91 | 4,481 | R+24.0 |
| Barton | 1,403 33.2% | 2,609 61.8% | 208 | 4,220 | R+28.6 |
| Anderson | 1,455 34.7% | 2,663 63.5% | 77 | 4,195 | R+28.8 |
| Rice | 1,234 29.5% | 2,855 68.3% | 89 | 4,178 | R+38.8 |
| Morris | 1,282 32.2% | 2,645 66.4% | 55 | 3,982 | R+34.2 |
| Ford | 1,435 36.2% | 2,441 61.5% | 93 | 3,969 | R+25.3 |
| Clay | 1,250 31.7% | 2,565 65.0% | 129 | 3,944 | R+33.3 |
| Linn | 1,187 30.3% | 2,644 67.5% | 85 | 3,916 | R+37.2 |
| Mitchell | 1,529 39.6% | 2,237 57.9% | 98 | 3,864 | R+18.3 |
| Doniphan | 891 23.4% | 2,851 74.8% | 67 | 3,809 | R+51.5 |
| Phillips | 1,246 33.4% | 2,367 63.4% | 123 | 3,736 | R+30.0 |
| Osborne | 1,163 31.4% | 2,465 66.6% | 72 | 3,700 | R+35.2 |
| Ottawa | 1,318 35.8% | 2,289 62.1% | 79 | 3,686 | R+26.3 |
| Wabaunsee | 1,045 28.9% | 2,485 68.6% | 91 | 3,621 | R+39.8 |
| Kingman | 1,289 35.7% | 2,270 62.9% | 48 | 3,607 | R+27.2 |
| Harper | 1,071 30.6% | 2,379 67.9% | 54 | 3,504 | R+37.3 |
| Pratt | 1,059 31.3% | 2,286 67.6% | 38 | 3,383 | R+36.3 |
| Stafford | 1,038 31.1% | 2,234 66.9% | 67 | 3,339 | R+35.8 |
| Woodson | 879 27.7% | 2,240 70.5% | 58 | 3,177 | R+42.8 |
| Lincoln | 1,209 38.1% | 1,869 58.9% | 93 | 3,171 | R+20.8 |
| Norton | 1,090 34.5% | 1,987 62.9% | 80 | 3,157 | R+28.4 |
| Barber | 927 29.9% | 2,120 68.5% | 50 | 3,097 | R+38.5 |
| Rooks | 991 32.7% | 1,998 65.9% | 42 | 3,031 | R+33.2 |
| Ellsworth | 1,107 38.5% | 1,706 59.3% | 64 | 2,877 | R+20.8 |
| Pawnee | 1,075 38.7% | 1,617 58.2% | 84 | 2,776 | R+19.5 |
| Ellis | 1,351 48.7% | 1,257 45.3% | 164 | 2,772 | D+3.4 |
| Elk | 888 33.1% | 1,737 64.8% | 56 | 2,681 | R+31.7 |
| Chase | 846 32.7% | 1,694 65.5% | 47 | 2,587 | R+32.8 |
| Chautauqua | 698 27.1% | 1,820 70.7% | 55 | 2,573 | R+43.6 |
| Decatur | 1,279 50.2% | 1,198 47.0% | 73 | 2,550 | D+3.2 |
| Russell | 749 29.4% | 1,722 67.5% | 79 | 2,550 | R+38.2 |
| Rush | 886 38.5% | 1,195 52.0% | 218 | 2,299 | R+13.4 |
| Graham | 763 33.9% | 1,405 62.4% | 84 | 2,252 | R+28.5 |
| Edwards | 635 29.4% | 1,463 67.8% | 60 | 2,158 | R+38.4 |
| Geary | 649 31.8% | 1,319 64.7% | 70 | 2,038 | R+32.9 |
| Ness | 515 25.6% | 1,365 67.8% | 133 | 2,013 | R+42.2 |
| Kiowa | 484 25.4% | 1,398 73.3% | 25 | 1,907 | R+47.9 |
| Finney | 550 28.9% | 1,296 68.0% | 59 | 1,905 | R+39.2 |
| Rawlins | 622 32.9% | 1,173 62.1% | 95 | 1,890 | R+29.2 |
| Thomas | 783 44.3% | 920 52.1% | 64 | 1,767 | R+7.8 |
| Seward | 574 34.8% | 1,065 64.5% | 12 | 1,651 | R+29.7 |
| Sheridan | 706 43.3% | 876 53.7% | 49 | 1,631 | R+10.4 |
| Sherman | 582 37.0% | 936 59.4% | 57 | 1,575 | R+22.5 |
| Comanche | 447 29.0% | 1,063 68.8% | 34 | 1,544 | R+39.9 |
| Meade | 439 29.7% | 1,006 68.0% | 34 | 1,479 | R+38.3 |
| Trego | 536 37.3% | 846 58.9% | 55 | 1,437 | R+21.6 |
| Cheyenne | 339 24.9% | 886 65.1% | 136 | 1,361 | R+40.2 |
| Gove | 379 29.1% | 902 69.2% | 23 | 1,304 | R+40.1 |
| Hodgeman | 340 28.5% | 820 68.8% | 31 | 1,191 | R+40.3 |
| Clark | 403 34.1% | 766 64.8% | 13 | 1,182 | R+30.7 |
| Gray | 333 29.2% | 773 67.9% | 33 | 1,139 | R+38.6 |
| Logan | 301 28.8% | 708 67.8% | 35 | 1,044 | R+39.0 |
| Stevens | 304 29.3% | 714 68.8% | 20 | 1,038 | R+39.5 |
| Scott | 419 40.5% | 580 56.1% | 35 | 1,034 | R+15.6 |
| Hamilton | 295 32.0% | 604 65.6% | 22 | 921 | R+33.6 |
| Kearny | 284 31.2% | 592 65.0% | 35 | 911 | R+33.8 |
| Lane | 306 33.9% | 566 62.7% | 31 | 903 | R+28.8 |
| Morton | 210 24.7% | 618 72.7% | 22 | 850 | R+48.0 |
| Wallace | 219 27.0% | 558 68.9% | 33 | 810 | R+41.9 |
| Haskell | 139 25.4% | 379 69.2% | 30 | 548 | R+43.8 |
| Wichita | 150 27.9% | 373 69.3% | 15 | 538 | R+41.4 |
| Grant | 104 24.1% | 318 73.6% | 10 | 432 | R+49.5 |
| Greeley | 35 8.9% | 338 85.6% | 22 | 395 | R+76.7 |
| Stanton | 81 22.6% | 268 74.7% | 10 | 359 | R+52.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1918; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Kansas Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jerry Moran (R) | R+23.0 |
| 2020 | Roger Marshall (R) | R+11.4 |
| 2016 | Jerry Moran (R) | R+29.9 |
| 2014 | Pat Roberts (R) | R+53.1 |
| 2010 | Jerry Moran (R) | R+43.7 |
| 2008 | Pat Roberts (R) | R+23.6 |
| 2004 | Sam Brownback (R) | R+41.7 |
| 2002 | Pat Roberts (R) | R+82.5 |
| 1998 | Sam Brownback (R) | R+33.7 |
| 1996 | Pat Roberts (R) | R+27.6 |
| 1992 | Bob Dole (R) | R+31.7 |
| 1990 | Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) | R+47.2 |
| 1986 | Bob Dole (R) | R+40.1 |
| 1984 | Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) | R+54.8 |
| 1980 | Bob Dole (R) | R+27.5 |
| 1978 | Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) | R+11.5 |
| 1974 | Bob Dole (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1972 | James B. Pearson (R) | R+48.4 |
| 1968 | Bob Dole (R) | R+21.4 |
| 1966 | James Pearson (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1962 | Frank Carlson (R) | R+26.5 |
| 1960 | Andrew Schoeppel (R) | R+10.9 |
| 1956 | Frank Carlson (R) | R+17.4 |
| 1954 | Andrew Schoeppel (R) | R+14.5 |
| 1950 | Frank Carlson (R) | R+10.4 |
| 1948 | Andrew Schoeppel (R) | R+12.2 |
| 1944 | Clyde M. Reed (R) | R+17.2 |
| 1942 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+16.8 |
| 1938 | Clyde M. Reed (R) | R+12.4 |
| 1936 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1932 | George McGill (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1930 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+22.2 |
| 1926 | Charles Curtis (R) | R+28.8 |
| 1924 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+44.9 |
| 1920 | Charles Curtis (R) | R+30.7 |
| 1918 | Arthur Capper (R) | R+30.0 |
| 1914 | Charles Curtis (R) | R+0.8 |