1930 United States Senate special election in Kansas

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1930 United States Senate special election in Kansas

| country = Kansas

| flag_year = 1927

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1926 United States Senate election in Kansas

| previous_year = 1926

| next_election = 1932 United States Senate election in Kansas

| next_year = 1932

| election_date = November 4, 1930

| image_size = x100px

| image1 = File:GeorgeMcGill.jpg

| nominee1 = George McGill

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 288,889

| percentage1 = 50.03%

| image2 = File:Sen. Henry J. Allen of Kansas, 10-16-29 LCCN2016844141 (cropped half length).jpg

| nominee2 = Henry Justin Allen

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 276,833

| percentage2 = 47.95%

| map_image = 1930 United States Senate special election in Kansas results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
McGill: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}}
Allen: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Senator

| before_election = Henry Justin Allen

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = George McGill

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

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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.

==Democratic primary==

===Candidates===

• George McGill, former Sedgwick County Attorney, 1926 Democratic candidate for Senate
• Charles Stephens, Columbus attorney, 1926 Democratic nominee for Senate

===Results===

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| title = Democratic primary results{{cite book |last=Cornell|first=E. A.|title=Twenty-Seventh Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas 1929-1930|publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant|location=Topeka, Kansas|year=1930|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015068097552&seq=3|access-date=March 3, 2025}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = George McGill

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 32,931

| percentage = 58.94%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Charles Stephens

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 22,942

| percentage = 41.06%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 55,873

| percentage = 100.00%

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==Republican primary==

===Candidates===

• Henry J. Allen, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Ralph Snyder, President of the Kansas Farm Bureau{{cite news|title=Kansas Politics Brewing: Ralph Snyder Has About Decided to Be Candidate for Senator|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|date=January 7, 1930|location=Wichita, Kansas|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/167159987/|access-date=March 3, 2025}}
• William H. Sproul, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|KS|3}}
• James F. Getty, State Senator{{cite news|title=Getty Gives Platform: Senatorial Candidate Opposed to World Court Idea|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|date=May 12, 1930|location=Wichita, Kansas|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/167160196/|access-date=March 3, 2025}}

===Results===

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| title = Republican primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Henry J. Allen (inc.)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 122,651

| percentage = 45.70%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ralph Snyder

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 60,904

| percentage = 22.69%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William H. Sproul

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 44,750

| percentage = 16.67%

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James F. Getty

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 40,070

| percentage = 14.93%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 268,375

| percentage = 100.00%

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==Socialist primary==

===Candidates===

• H. M. Perkins, Kansas City attorney{{cite news|title=Kansas Citian Against Allen: Embezzlement Suspect Is Entering Race As Socialist|newspaper=The Iola Register|date=March 27, 1930|location=Iola, Kansas|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-iola-register/167160304/|access-date=March 3, 2025}}

===Results===

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| title = Socialist primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = H. M. Perkins

| party = Socialist Party (United States)

| votes = 102

| percentage = 100.00%

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 102

| percentage = 100.00%

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