1923 United States Senate elections

Minnesota special election
Johnson 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Preus 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Knute Nelson; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Magnus Johnson; Farmer–Labor

The United States Senate elections of 1923 were special elections that occurred in the near the end of

Farmer-Labor

party gained one seat from Republicans who kept the other seat and their majority.

Change in Senate composition

At the beginning of the 68th Congress in March 1923.

Key:

In these special elections, the winners were seated after March 4, 1923.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Minnesota (Class 2)	Knute Nelson	Republican	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) 3.83%^[1]
Vermont (Class 3)	William P. Dillingham	Republican	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%^[2]

Special election^[3]
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			504,795	100.00%
Majority			94,846	18.79%
	Republican

Republican primary^[4]
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			49,659	100.0%

Democratic primary^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Park H. Pollard	1,428	99.0%
	Democratic	Other	15	1.0%
Total votes			1,443	100.00%

Special election^[2]
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			46,286	100.0%

^ Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. 1975. p. 495.
^ ^a ^b "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - Special Election Race - Jul 16, 1923". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ ^a ^b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.