1924 United States Senate election in Colorado
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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.
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November 4, 1924
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 Results by county Phipps: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Adams: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Alva B. Adams, U.S. Senator
Campaign
Two separate elections for the U.S. Senate were held in 1924âthe 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lawrence C. Phipps (inc.) | 81,596 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 81,596 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Lawrence C. Phipps (inc.) | 159,698 | 50.19% | +0.70% | |
| Democratic | Alva B. Adams | 139,660 | 43.89% | â4.04% | |
| FarmerâLabor | Morton Alexander | 16,039 | 5.04% | â | |
| Socialist | Elwood Hills | 1,575 | 0.50% | â | |
| Workers | James Albert Ayres | 1,197 | 0.38% | â | |
| Majority | 20,038 | 6.30% | +4.75% | ||
| Turnout | 318,169 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||