The 1930 United States Senate special election in Kansas was held on November 4, 1930. After Republican Senator Charles Curtis was re-elected in 1926, he was elected Vice President on a ticket with Herbert Hoover in 1928 and resigned his seat in the Senate. Governor Clyde M. Reed, a Republican, appointed former Governor Henry J. Allen to the seat. At the ensuing special election, Allen won a contested Republican primary and then faced former Sedgwick County Attorney George McGill, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. In a nationwide Democratic landslide, McGill narrowly defeated Allen.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George McGill 32,931 58.94%
Democratic Charles Stephens 22,942 41.06%
Total votes 55,873 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry J. Allen (inc.) 122,651 45.70%
Republican Ralph Snyder 60,904 22.69%
Republican William H. Sproul 44,750 16.67%
Republican James F. Getty 40,070 14.93%
Total votes 268,375 100.00%

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist H. M. Perkins 102 100.00%
Total votes 102 100.00%

General election

Results

1930 United States Senate special election in Kansas[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George McGill 288,889 50.03% +15.29%
Republican Henry J. Allen (inc.) 276,833 47.95% −15.62%
Socialist H. M. Perkins 11,659 2.02% +0.33%
Majority 12,056 2.09% +26.74%
Total votes 577,381 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

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