1918 Senatorial General Election Results

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Senatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Knute Nelson

Republican

206,684

60.09%

W. G. Calderwood

National

137,296

39.91%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

The Minnesota Historical Society gives the totals as Nelson 206,555 and Calderwood 137,274. These totals appear to have been obtained by ignoring the Soldier vote in Ramsey County.
Knute Nelson would die on April 23, 1923. A special election as held on July 16, 1923 to fill the unexpired term ending March 3, 1925.

Demographic Data

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: Minnesota Secretary of State. The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota 1919, Minnesota Secretary of State (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112001795027&view=1up&seq=709) (accessed 24 Oct 2023)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: