1916 United States Senate election in Washington

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1916 United States Senate election in Washington
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  1911 November 7, 1916 1922  
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Nominee Miles Poindexter George Turner Bruce Rogers
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote202,287135,33921,709
Percentage55.39%37.06%5.95%

1916 United States Senate Election in Washington by County.svg
County results
Poindexter:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Turner:     40–50%     50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Miles Poindexter
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Miles Poindexter
Republican

The 1916 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican Miles Poindexter was running for a second term in office over Democratic former Senator George Turner and Socialist Bruce Rogers.

Contents

Primary elections were held on September 12. [1] Poindexter overcame a strong primary challenge from U.S. Representative William E. Humphrey and college president Enoch Albert Bryan.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1916 Republican Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Miles Poindexter (incumbent) 106,778 28.94%
Republican William E. Humphrey 95,69425.93%
Republican Enoch Albert Bryan 83,76922.70%
Republican Mrs. John B. Allen 38,42110.41%
Republican William Alvin Spalding22,6886.15%
Republican Schuyler Duryee21,6595.87%
Total votes369,009 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1916 Democratic Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Turner 20,002 67.51%
Democratic Robert Bridges9,62832.49%
Total votes29,630 100.00%

Progressive primary

Candidates

Results

Thompson was unopposed for the Progressive nomination.

1916 Progressive Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Walter J. Thompson 296 100.00%
Total votes296 100.00%

General election

Results

1916 U.S. Senate election in Washington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Miles Poindexter (incumbent) 202,287 55.39%
Democratic George Turner 135,33937.06%
Socialist Bruce Rogers21,7095.95%
Prohibition Joseph A. Campbell4,4111.21%
Progressive Walter J. Thompson1,4420.40%
Total votes294,469 100.00%
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Elections Search Results: September 1916 Primary". Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "The Original "Year of the Woman"". house.gov. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  3. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1916" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 19, 2022.