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. As of 2026, this was the last U.S. Senate election in Kansas in which the Democratic candidate won more than 50% of the vote.
Democratic primary Candidates George McGill, former Sedgwick County Attorney, 1926 Democratic candidate for Senate Charles Stephens, Columbus attorney, 1926 Democratic nominee for Senate
Results
Republican primary Candidates Henry J. Allen, incumbent U.S. Senator Ralph Snyder, President of the Kansas Farm Bureau William H. Sproul, U.S. Representative from James F. Getty, State Senator
Results
Socialist primary Candidates H. M. Perkins, Kansas City attorney
Results
General election Results
See also 1930 United States Senate elections
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