1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Summary

The 1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Boies Penrose won re-election against Gifford Pinchot and A. Mitchell Palmer.[1][2][3]

1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1909 November 3, 1914 1920 →
 
Nominee Boies Penrose Gifford Pinchot A. Mitchell Palmer
Party Republican Progressive Democratic
Popular vote 519,810 269,265 266,436
Percentage 46.76% 24.22% 23.97%

County results
Penrose:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Pinchot:      30–40%      40–50%
Palmer:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Senator before election

Boies Penrose
Republican

Elected Senator

Boies Penrose
Republican

Theodore Roosevelt endorses Pinchot, running for U.S. Senate on Progressive ticket in Pennsylvania 1914.

General election edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1914 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Boies Penrose (incumbent) 519,810 46.76%
Progressive Gifford Pinchot 269,265 24.22%
Democratic A. Mitchell Palmer 266,436 23.87%
Socialist Frederick W. Whiteside 37,950 3.41%
Prohibition Madison F. Larkin 17,585 1.58%
Industrialist A. S. Landis 680 0.06%
Total votes 1,111,726 100.00%

References edit

  1. ^ "Brumbaugh Elected Governor: Penrose Re-elected." Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Repository, November 7, 1914, p. 1 (subscription required).
  2. ^ "Rum Interests Sweep the State with Big Vote for Penrose and Brumbaugh." Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: The Lewisburg Journal, November 6, 1914, p. 1 (subscription required).
  3. ^ "Re-elected to U.S. Senate." Uniontown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Herald, November 4, 1914, p. 1 (subscription required).
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1914".