1916 United States Senate election in Missouri

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1916 United States Senate election in Missouri
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  1911 November 7, 1916 1922  
  James A. Reed.jpg Walter Simpson Dickey (1862-1931) circa 1915.jpg
Nominee James A. Reed Walter S. Dickey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote396,166371,710
Percentage50.56%47.44%

U.S. senator before election

James A. Reed
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James A. Reed
Democratic

The 1916 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James A. Reed was re-elected to a second term over Republican R. R. Brewster.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James A. Reed (incumbent) 152,968 78.75%
Democratic Lawrence A. Martin41,28721.25%
Total votes194,255 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Walter S. Dickey 97,130 51.30%
Republican Thomas J. Akins56,32429.75%
Republican Nathan Frank 35,90118.96%
Total votes189,355 100.00%

General election

Results

1916 U.S. Senate election in Missouri [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James A. Reed (incumbent) 396,166 50.56%
Republican Walter S. Dickey371,71047.44%
Socialist Kate Richards O'Hare14,6541.87%
Socialist Labor Joseph Scheidler9620.12%
Total votes783,492 100.00%

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