The 1918 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1918. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James K. Vardaman ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated
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Senator J.K. Vardaman, 1910
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Byron Patton "Pat" Harrison was a Mississippi politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919 and in the United States Senate from 1919 until his de
1918 United States Senate election in Mississippi
…U.S. Senator James K. Vardaman ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative Pat Harrison. Because Harrison faced only nominal opposition in the general election, his victory in the August 20 primary was tantamount to election…
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President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law, August 14, 1935. (Harrison second from right)