1914 United States Senate election in Vermont

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1914

←  1908 November 3, 1914 (1914-11-3) 1920  →

Nominee William P. Dillingham Charles A. Prouty Party Republican Progressive Alliance Parties Democratic Prohibition Ind. Republican Independent Popular vote 35,137 26,766 Percentage 56.04% 42.69%

County results Dillingham:     50–60%     60–70% Prouty:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election William P. Dillingham Republican Elected U.S. Senator William P. Dillingham Republican

The 1914 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican William P. Dillingham successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Charles A. Prouty. This was the first United States Senate direct election to take place in Vermont following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

General election

Candidates

• James Canfield (Socialist)
• William P. Dillingham, incumbent Senator since 1900 (Republican)
• Charles A. Prouty, member and former chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission and former State Representative from Newport City (Progressive, Democratic, Prohibition, Nonpartisan and Independent Republican)

Results

1914 United States Senate election in Vermont ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William P. Dillingham (inc.)	35,137	56.04%
	Democratic	Charles A. Prouty	16,306	26.01%
	Progressive	Charles A. Prouty	7,339	11.71%
	Nonpartisan	Charles A. Prouty	1,592	2.54%
	Prohibition	Charles A. Prouty	1,526	2.43%
	Republican	Charles A. Prouty	3	0.00%
	Total	Charles A. Prouty	26,766	42.69%
	Socialist	James Canfield	772	1.23%
	N/A	Other	20	0.03%
Total votes			'62,695'	'100.00%'

References

1. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.