1914 United States Senate special election in Alabama

1914 United States Senate special election in Alabama

←  1907 May 11, 1914 1914  →

Nominee Frank White Party Democratic Popular vote 84,720 Percentage 99.93%

U.S. senator before election Joseph F. Johnston Democratic Elected U.S. senator Frank White Democratic

The 1914 United States Senate special election in Alabama took place on May 11, 1914. U.S. Senator Joseph F. Johnston died on August 8, 1913, and a special election was held to fill the remainder of his term until the regular election on November 3, 1914. The Democratic primary took place on April 6, 1914, and Birmingham attorney Frank White won the Democratic primary in a landslide over Montgomery attorney Ray Ruston and State Senator Watt T. Brown. White was unopposed in the general election, and was elected unopposed. He did not run in the regular election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frank White, Birmingham attorney, former Mississippi State Representative
• Ray Rushton, Montgomery attorney ^[1]
• Watt T. Brown, State Senator ^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank White	81,482	59.75%
	Democratic	Ray Rushton	43,949	32.23%
	Democratic	Watt T. Brown	10,931	8.02%
Total votes			136,362	100.00%

General election

1914 United States Senate special election in Alabama ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank White	84,720	99.93%
	Write-in		58	0.07%
Total votes			84,778	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Press Club Proves Political Mecca for the Visitors". Birmingham Post-Herald . Birmingham, Alabama. March 4, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
2. "St. Clair Man Goes in for Senatorial Honor". The Birmingham News . Birmingham, Alabama. March 6, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
3. 1915 Statistical Register, p. 408-09, PDF Page 412-13.
4. 1915 Statistical Register, p. 364-65, PDF Page 368-69.

Sources

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