1916 United States Senate election in Delaware

1916 United States Senate election in Delaware

←  1911 November 7, 1916 1922  →

Nominee Josiah O. Wolcott Henry A. du Pont Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 25,434 22,925 Percentage 49.67% 44.77%

County results Wolcott:      40–50%     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Henry A. du Pont Republican Elected U.S. Senator Josiah O. Wolcott Democratic

The 1916 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1916.

Incumbent Republican Senator Henry A. du Pont ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by Democrat Josiah O. Wolcott. This was the first U.S Senate election in Delaware in which the people directly elected a U.S Senator.

General election

Candidates

• Hiram R. Burton, former Republican U.S. Representative from Sussex County (Progressive) ^[1]
• Henry A. du Pont, incumbent Senator since 1906 (Republican)
• William C. Ferris (Socialist)
• Josiah O. Wolcott, Delaware Attorney General (Democratic)

Results

1916 U.S. Senate election in Delaware ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josiah O. Wolcott	25,434	49.67%
	Republican	Henry A. du Pont (incumbent)	22,925	44.77%
	Progressive	Hiram R. Burton	2,361	4.61%
	Socialist	William C. Ferris	490	0.96%
Total votes			51,210	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1916 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Factional Fight in Delaware". Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1916. p. 2.
2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1916election.pdf ^{[ dead link ‍]}
3. "Our Campaigns - DE US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916".