1918 Missouri U.S. Senate Special

Missouri · 2 candidates · See every 1918 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1918 Missouri U.S. Senate Special?

Selden P. Spencer won the 1918 Missouri U.S. Senate Special. Selden P. Spencer received 302,680 popular votes (52.39%). The main challenger was Joseph W. Folk (46.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Spencer and Folk

Spencer +6.1 pts · won by 35,283 votes

Selden P. Spencer RepublicanWINNER52.39%

302,680 votes

Joseph W. Folk Democratic46.29%

267,397 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.