1918 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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 in the Democratic primary by U.S. Representative Pat Harrison.
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Image: Senator J.K. Vardaman, 1910 (cropped)
Image: Edmond Noel
James Kimble Vardaman was an American politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi. A Democrat, he served as the Governor of Mississippi from 1904 to 1908 and then represented Mississippi in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1919.
Vardaman in 1910
Vardaman with James Thomas Heflin and Ollie Murray James in 1912.
Vardaman during his time as a U.S. senator
Vardaman Hall at the University of Mississippi