1924 United States Senate election in Colorado

The 1924 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 4, 1924. Republican Senator Lawrence C. Phipps ran for re-election to a second term. Senator Alva B. Adams, who held the other Senate seat, opted not to run for re-election in the special election, and instead decided to challenge Phipps for re-election. Adams's gambit turned out to be unsuccessful, as he lost to Phipps by roughly the same margin as Democrats lost the special election.

1924 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1918 November 4, 1924 1930 →

Nominee Lawrence C. Phipps Alva B. Adams Morton Alexander Party Republican Democratic Farmer–Labor Popular vote 159,698 139,660 16,039 Percentage 50.2% 43.9% 5.0%

Results by county Phipps:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Adams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Lawrence C. Phipps Republican Elected U.S. Senator Lawrence C. Phipps Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Alva B. Adams, U.S. Senator

Campaign

Two separate elections for the U.S. Senate were held in 1924—the regularly scheduled election and a special election to fill the vacancy caused by Senator Samuel D. Nicholson's death in office. Alva B. Adams was appointed to fill Nicholson's seat, but rather than run for re-election, instead opted to challenge Phipps for re-election.

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alva B. Adams	44,891	100.00
Total votes			44,891	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Lawrence C. Phipps, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lawrence C. Phipps (inc.)	81,596	100.00
Total votes			81,596	100.00

General election

Results

1924 United States Senate election in Colorado^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Lawrence C. Phipps (inc.)	159,698	50.19%	+0.70%
	Democratic	Alva B. Adams	139,660	43.89%	−4.04%
	Farmer–Labor	Morton Alexander	16,039	5.04%	–
	Socialist	Elwood Hills	1,575	0.50%	–
	Workers	James Albert Ayres	1,197	0.38%	–
Majority			20,038	6.30%	+4.75%
Turnout			318,169
	Republican hold