1900 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1900 United States Senate election in Kentucky

←  1894 January 16, 1900 1906  →

Nominee J. C. S. Blackburn William O. Bradley Party Democratic Republican Senate ballot 22 (64.7%) 12 (35.3%) House ballot 55 (57.3%) 41 (42.7%)

Senate ballot House ballot Blue denotes members voting for Blackburn and red denotes those voting for Bradley.

U.S. senator before election William Lindsay Democratic Elected U.S. Senator J. C. S. Blackburn Democratic

The 1900 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on January 16, 1900, after an initial election on January 9, 1900. Democratic candidate and former senator J. C. S. Blackburn was elected by the Kentucky General Assembly to the United States Senate. The election was held twice due to ambiguity in the law setting the election date.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic Party chose to select its candidate by legislative caucus. Former senator J. C. S. Blackburn was nominated unanimously by the caucus on January 2, 1900. ^[1] He had previously been endorsed by the state Democratic convention in June 1899. ^[2]

Candidates

• J. C. S. Blackburn, U.S. senator (1885–1897)

Republican nomination

Candidates

• William O. Bradley, governor of Kentucky (1895–1899)

Elections

First election

Senate

1900 United States Senate election in Kentucky (first Senate ballot) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. C. S. Blackburn	22	64.7
	Republican	William O. Bradley	12	35.3
Total votes			34	100.0

House of Representatives

1900 United States Senate election in Kentucky (first House ballot) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. C. S. Blackburn	57	57.6
	Republican	William O. Bradley	42	42.4
Total votes			99	100.0

Second election

Senate

1900 United States Senate election in Kentucky (Senate) ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. C. S. Blackburn	22	64.7
	Republican	William O. Bradley	12	35.3
Total votes			34	100.0
	Democratic hold

House of Representatives

1900 United States Senate election in Kentucky (House of Representatives) ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. C. S. Blackburn	55	57.3
	Republican	William O. Bradley	41	42.7
Total votes			96	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1900–01 United States Senate elections

References

1. "The Latest". The Courier-Journal . January 3, 1900. p. 1.
2. "The Two Kentucky Platforms". The Twice-a-Week Courier-Journal . July 15, 1899. p. 6.
3. Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, p. 166.
4. Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, p. 206.

Sources

• "Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1900". Journals of the Kentucky General Assembly. Frankfort, Kentucky – via HathiTrust.