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In Nebraska, for instance, authorities lifted a ban on public gatherings in early November 1918 and permitted politicians to campaign five days prior to polls opening. The turnout was 40%, which was unusually low for a midterm election (turnout was at 52% and 50% in the 1910 and 1914 midterm elections).
The 1918 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 66th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 5, 1918, while Maine held theirs on September 9. They occurred in the middle of President Woodrow Wilson's second term.
The 1918 United States Senate elections were held throughout 1918, [a] the midpoint of Woodrow Wilson's second term as president.This was the first election since the ratification of the 17th Amendment that all 32 Class 2 senators were subject to direct or popular election, making them the final class under the old system of being selected by state legislatures.
The 1918 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 5, 1918. It was the second direct U.S. Senate election in Colorado following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment , and the first for the Class 2 Senate seat .
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1918, in 32 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 5, 1918. Elections took place on September 9 in Maine . Results
The 1918 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1918. [1] Incumbent Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis lost reelection to Republican Medill McCormick. The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections. [1] The primaries were held September 11, 1918. [1]
The 1918 United States Senate elections in New Jersey were held on November 7, 1918. Incumbent Democratic Senator William Hughes died in office in January. Republican governor of New Jersey Walter Evans Edge was elected to the six-year term over Democrat George LaMonte .
The 1918 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican Senator Francis E. Warren ran for re-election to his fifth consecutive term in the Senate, in his first popular election.