1918 United States Senate election in Nebraska

The 1918 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican Senator George W. Norris sought re-election in his first popular election. He won the Republican primary with a 35% plurality and faced former Governor John H. Morehead, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Owing to nationwide Republican strength in the 1918 elections, Norris defeated Morehead with 55% of the vote.

1918 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1913 November 5, 1918 1924 →

Nominee George W. Norris John H. Morehead Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 119,486 99,696 Percentage 54.51% 45.49%

County results Norris:      50–60%      60–70% Morehead:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election George W. Norris Republican Elected U.S. senator George W. Norris Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John H. Morehead, former Governor of Nebraska
• Richard Lee Metcalfe, former Military Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
• Edgar Howard, Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska
• Willis E. Reed, Attorney General of Nebraska^[1]
• William B. Price, Lincoln attorney^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Morehead	29,581	48.82%
	Democratic	Richard L. Metcalfe	12,506	20.64%
	Democratic	Edgar Howard	8,263	13.64%
	Democratic	Willis E. Reed	7,796	12.87%
	Democratic	William B. Price	2,444	4.03%
Total votes			60,590	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• George W. Norris, incumbent Senator
• Charles H. Sloan, U.S. Representative from Nebraska's 4th congressional district
• Ross L. Hammond, editor of the Fremont Tribune, former Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Nebraska^[4]
• William Madgett, Mayor of Hastings^[5]
• David Mercer, former U.S. Representative from Nebraska's 2nd congressional district

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Norris	23,715	35.86%
	Republican	Charles H. Sloan	17,070	25.82%
	Republican	Ross L. Hammond	16,948	25.63%
	Republican	William Madgett	4,301	6.50%
	Republican	David Mercer	4,089	6.18%
Total votes			66,123	100.00%

General election

Results

1918 United States Senate election in Nebraska^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Norris (inc.)	120,086	54.64%
	Democratic	John H. Morehead	99,690	45.36%
Total votes			219,776	100.00%
	Republican hold