United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1918

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1918

1912 ← November 4, 1924 → 1924

Nominee David I. Walsh John W. Weeks Thomas W. Lawson Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 207,478 188,287 21,985 Percentage 49.66% 45.06% 5.26%

Senator before election John W. Weeks Republican Elected Senator David I. Walsh Democratic

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The United States Senate election of 1918 in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1918 with Democrat David I. Walsh defeating incumbent John W. Weeks.

Candidates

Democratic

• David I. Walsh, Governor of Massachusetts from 1914-1916. He would become the first Irish-Catholic Senator from Massachusetts.

Republican

• John W. Weeks, United States Senator from 1913, Member of the United States House of Representatives from 1905 to 1913.

Independent

• Thomas W. Lawson, Businessman and author.

Results

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	David I. Walsh	207,478	49.66
	Republican	John W. Weeks	188,287	45.06
	Independent (politician)	Thomas W. Lawson	21,985	5.26