1914 United States Senate election in Washington

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1914 United States Senate election in Washington
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  1909 November 3, 1914 1920  
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Nominee Wesley L. Jones William Wilson Black
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote130,47991,733
Percentage37.79%26.57%

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Nominee Ole Hanson Adam H. Barth
Party Progressive Socialist
Popular vote83,28230,234
Percentage24.12%8.76%

1914 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg
Results by county
Jones:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Black:     30–40%     40–50%
Hanson:     20-30%     30–40%

U.S. senator before election

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

The 1914 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones was re-elected to a second term in office in a three-way race with William Wilson Black and Ole Hanson. This election was the first time since 1891 that an incumbent Republican Senator from Washington was re-elected or won re-election.

Contents

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Progressive

Republican

Socialist

  • Adam H. Barth

Results

1914 U.S. Senate blanket primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) 66,800 42.11%
Progressive Ole Hanson 15,552 9.80%
Progressive Jacob Falconer 13,9568.80%
Democratic William Wilson Black 12,550 7.91%
Democratic George Turner 12,5357.90%
Democratic George F. Cotterill 10,0936.36%
Democratic Hugh C. Todd8,9035.61%
Socialist Adam H. Barth 5,692 3.59%
Progressive A.V. Fawcett5,6093.54%
Democratic James H. Dege3,7872.39%
Progressive Lewis J. Kreger3,1702.00%
Total votes158,647 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1914 United States Senate election in Washington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) 130,479 37.79%
Democratic William Wilson Black91,73326.57%
Progressive Ole Hanson 83,28224.12%
Socialist Adam H. Barth30,2348.76%
Prohibition Arthur S. Caton9,5512.77%
Total votes345,279 100.00%
Republican hold

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References

  1. "1914 Washington Senate blanket primary". Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. "November 1914 General Election". Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved May 23, 2022.