1914 United States Senate election in Illinois

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1914 United States Senate election in Illinois
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  1913 November 3, 1914 1920  
  Lawrence Yates Sherman (a).jpg Roger Sullivan by Bain (1).jpg RaymondRobins01 (1).jpg
Nominee Lawrence Yates Sherman Roger Charles Sullivan Raymond Robins
Party Republican Democratic Progressive
Popular vote390,661373,403203,027
Percentage38.46%36.76%19.99%

1914 United States Senate election in Illinois results map by county.svg
Results by county
Sherman:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Sullivan:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%
Robins:     30–40%     40–50%
Tie:     40-50%

U.S. senator before election

Lawrence Yates Sherman
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Lawrence Yates Sherman
Republican

The 1914 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1914. [1]

Contents

Incumbent Republican senator Lawrence Yates Sherman, first elected to a partial term by the Illinois General Assembly in a special election the previous year, was reelected to a full term as U.S. senator by a popular vote.

Background

The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections. [2] Primaries were held September 9, 1914. [2]

The 1914 United States Senate elections were the first to be held after the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution went into effect, and this was therefore the first Illinois U.S. Senate election to be held by a popular vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Ran

Declined to run

Results

Democratic primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Roger C. Sullivan 141,008 47.42
Democratic Lawrence B. Stringer 109,92336.97
Democratic Harry Woods 24,9478.39
Democratic Barratt O'Hara 14,1604.76
Democratic James Traynor7,2942.45
Total votes297,332 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Yates Sherman (incumbent) 141,186 65.34
Republican William E. Mason 51,93724.04
Republican Myer J. Stein11,6335.38
Republican Frank Hall Childs11,3215.24
Total votes216,077 100

Progressive primary

Candidates

Results

Progressive primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Raymond Robins 24,953 100
Total votes24,953 100

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

Socialist primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Adolph Germer 4,220 100
Total votes4,220 100

General election

Candidates

Results

1914 United States Senate election in Illinois [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lawrence Y. Sherman (incumbent) 390,661 38.46
Democratic Roger C. Sullivan 373,40336.76
Progressive Raymond Robins 203,02719.99
Socialist Adolph Germer 39,8893.93
Prohibition George W. Woolsey6,7500.67
Socialist Labor John M. Frances2,0780.21
Majority17,2581.70
Turnout 1,015,808
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 1914" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1914" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 19, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Judge Comerford Dies; Heart Attack: Death Comes Unexpectedly; 49 Years Old," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 30, 1929; pp. 1, 4.