1924 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1924 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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Nominee  | Frederic M. Sackett | Augustus Owsley Stanley |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 406,121 | 381,605
Percentage  | 51.56% | 48.44%

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County results
Sackett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Stanley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

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| U.S. senator before election

Augustus Owsley Stanley
Democratic

| Elected U.S. Senator

Frederic M. Sackett
Democratic

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The 1924 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Democratic Senator Augustus Owsley Stanley ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican Frederic M. Sackett.

This was the first election that Republicans won this seat, and the first time that Republicans simultaneously held both Senate seats.

## Primary elections

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### Democratic primary

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#### Candidates

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* John J. Howe
* Augustus Owsley Stanley, incumbent U.S. senator

#### Results

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Primary results by county

Stanley

* 50%–60%

* 60%–70%

* 70%–80%

* 80%–90%

* 90%–100%

Howe

* 50%–60%

* 60%–70%

* 70%–80%

* 80%–90%

Democratic primary results[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Augustus Owsley Stanley (incumbent)  | 88,286  | 58.76
| Democratic | John J. Howe  | 61,950  | 41.24
Total votes | 150,236  | 100.00

### Republican primary

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#### Candidates

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* Burgess Bethurum
* Frederic M. Sackett, director of the Federal Reserve Bank branch of Louisville

#### Results

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Primary results by county

Sackett

* 50%–60%

* 60%–70%

* 70%–80%

* 80%–90%

* 90%–100%

Bethurum

* 50%–60%

* 60%–70%

* 70%–80%

* 90%–100%

Republican primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Frederic M. Sackett | 63,186  | 70.88
| Republican | Burgess Bethurum  | 25,965  | 29.12
Total votes | 89,151  | 100.00

## General election

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### Candidates

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* Frederic M. Sackett, director of the Federal Reserve Bank branch of Louisville (Republican)
* Augustus Owsley Stanley, incumbent Senator since 1919 (Democratic)

### Results

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1924 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Frederic M. Sackett | 406,121  | 51.56%  |
| Democratic | Augustus Owsley Stanley (incumbent)  | 381,605  | 48.44%  |
Total votes | 787,726  | 100.00%  |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |  |

## See also

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* 1924 United States Senate elections

## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1\. University Press of Kentucky. p. 10–11. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
2. ^ Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1\. University Press of Kentucky. p. 12–13. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
3. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1925). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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