1914 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1914 United States Senate election in Alabama
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  1914 (special) November 3, 1914 1920  
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Nominee Oscar Underwood Alex C. Birch
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote63,38912,320
Percentage78.13%15.18%

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County results
Underwood:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Birch:     40–50%     60–70%
Longshore:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frank White
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Oscar Underwood
Democratic

The 1914 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent U.S. Senator Frank White, who had been elected in a May 11, 1914, special election to fill the remaining months of Senator Joseph F. Johnston's term, did not run for re-election. U.S. Representative Oscar Underwood, the House Majority Leader, won the Democratic primary over fellow Representative Richmond P. Hobson. In the general election, he defeated Republican nominee Alex C. Birch in a landslide.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Oscar Underwood 89,740 62.11%
Democratic Richmond P. Hobson54,73837.89%
Total votes144,478 100.00%

General election

Results

1914 United States Senate election in Alabama [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Oscar Underwood 63,389 78.13% −21.87%
Republican Alex C. Birch12,32015.18%
Progressive Adolphus P. Longshore4,2635.25%
Socialist S. F. Hinton1,1591.43%
Write-in 20.00%
Majority 51,06962.94%−37.06%
Total votes81,133 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. 1915 Statistical Register, p. 406-07, PDF Page 410-11.
  2. 1915 Statistical Register, p. 366-67, PDF Page 370-71.

Sources

Owen, Thomas M.; Alabama Department of Archives and History (1915). Alabama Official and Statistical Register 1915.