1914 United States Senate elections
The United States Senate elections of 1914, with the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, were the first time that all seats up for election were popularly elected instead of chosen by their state legislatures. These elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson's first term.
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34 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results of the elections: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold No election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gains and losses
Three seats held by Republicans were won by Democrats:
- California: Republican George Clement Perkins retired and was replaced by Democrat James D. Phelan.
- South Dakota: Republican Coe I. Crawford lost renomination and was replaced by Democrat Edwin S. Johnson.
- Wisconsin: Republican Isaac Stephenson retired and was replaced by Democrat Paul O. Husting.
One incumbent senator, not up for re-election, later changed from Progressive to Republican.
Senate Party Division, 64th Congress (1915–1917)
- Majority Party: Democratic (55 seats)
- Minority Party: Republican (41 seats)
- Other Parties: 0
- Total Seats: 96
Change in composition
Before the elections
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
D38 Ariz. Ran |
D37 Ala. (sp) Died Ala. (reg) Retired |
D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
D39 Ark. Ran |
D40 Colo. Ran |
D41 Fla. Ran |
D42 Ga. (reg) Ran |
D43 Ga. (sp) Retired |
D44 Ind. Ran |
D45 Ky. (sp) Ran Ky. (reg) Retired |
D46 La. Retired |
D47 Md. Ran |
D48 Mo. Ran |
Majority → | D49 Nev. Ran | ||||||||
R39 Utah Ran |
R40 Vt. Ran |
R41 Wash. Ran |
R42 Wisc. Ran |
P1 | D53 S.C. Ran |
D52 Ore. Ran |
D51 Okla. Ran |
D50 N.C. Ran | |
R38 S.D. Ran |
R37 Pa. Ran |
R36 Ohio Retired |
R35 N.D. Ran |
R34 N.Y. Retired |
R33 N.H. Ran |
R32 Kan. Ran |
R31 Iowa Ran |
R30 Ill. Ran |
R29 Idaho Ran |
R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 Calif. Retired |
R28 Conn. Ran |
R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
Elections results
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
D38 Ariz. Re-elected |
D37 Ala. (sp) Hold Ala. (reg) Hold |
D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
D39 Ark. Re-elected |
D40 Calif. Gain |
D41 Colo. Re-elected |
D42 Fla. Re-elected |
D43 Ga. (reg) Re-elected |
D44 Ga. (sp) Hold |
D45 Ind. Re-elected |
D46 Ky. (sp) Elected[lower-alpha 3] Ky. (reg) Hold |
D47 La. Hold |
D48 Md. Re-elected |
Majority → | D49 Mo. Re-elected | ||||||||
R39 Wash. Re-elected |
P1 | D56 Wisc. Gain |
D55 S.D. Gain |
D54 S.C. Re-elected |
D53 Ore. Re-elected |
D52 Okla. Re-elected |
D51 N.C. Re-elected |
D50 Nev. Re-elected | |
R38 Vt. Re-elected |
R37 Utah Re-elected |
R36 Pa. Re-elected |
R35 Ohio Hold |
R34 N.D. Re-elected |
R33 N.Y. Hold |
R32 N.H. Re-elected |
R31 Kan. Hold |
R30 Iowa Re-elected |
R29 Ill. Re-elected |
R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 Conn. Re-elected |
R28 Idaho Re-elected |
R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
Beginning of the next Congress
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
D39 | D40 | D41 | D42 | D43 | D44 | D45 | D46 | D47 | D48 |
Majority → | D49 | ||||||||
R39 | R40 Gain[lower-alpha 4] |
D56 | D55 | D54 | D53 | D52 | D51 | D50 | |
R38 | R37 | R36 | R35 | R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 |
R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 |
R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
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Summary of races
Special elections during the 63rd Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated once elected and qualified; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Alabama (Class 3) |
Vacant | Joseph F. Johnston (D) died August 8, 1913. New senator elected May 11, 1914. Democratic hold. |
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Georgia (Class 2) |
William West | Democratic | 1914 (Appointed) | Appointee retired. New senator elected November 3, 1914. Democratic hold. |
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Kentucky (Class 3) |
Johnson N. Camden Jr. | Democratic | 1914 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 3, 1914. Winner did not run for the next term, see below. |
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Races leading to the 64th Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1915; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Alabama | Francis S. White | Democratic | 1914 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Arizona | Marcus A. Smith | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas | James Paul Clarke | Democratic | 1903 1909 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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California | George Clement Perkins | Republican | 1893 (Appointed) 1895 (Special) 1897 1903 1909 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Colorado | Charles S. Thomas | Democratic | 1913 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut | Frank B. Brandegee | Republican | 1905 (Special) 1909 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida | Duncan U. Fletcher | Democratic | 1909 (Appointed) 1909 (Special) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia | M. Hoke Smith | Democratic | 1911 (Special). | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho | James H. Brady | Republican | 1913 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois | Lawrence Y. Sherman | Republican | 1913 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana | Benjamin F. Shively | Democratic | 1909 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa | Albert B. Cummins | Republican | 1908 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas | Joseph L. Bristow | Republican | 1909 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected.[15] Republican hold. |
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Kentucky | Johnson N. Camden Jr. | Democratic | 1914 (Appointed) 1914 (Special) |
Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana | John Thornton | Democratic | 1910 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New senator had already been elected early May 21, 1912. Democratic hold. |
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Maryland | John W. Smith | Democratic | 1908 (Special) 1908 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri | William J. Stone | Democratic | 1903 1909 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada | Francis G. Newlands | Democratic | 1909 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire | Jacob Gallinger | Republican | 1891 1897 1903 1909 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York | Elihu Root | Republican | 1909 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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North Carolina | Lee Slater Overman | Democratic | 1903 1909 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Dakota | Asle Gronna | Republican | 1911 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio | Theodore E. Burton | Republican | 1909 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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Oklahoma | Thomas Gore | Democratic | 1907 (New state) 1909 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon | George Chamberlain | Democratic | 1909 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania | Boies Penrose | Republican | 1897 1903 1909 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina | Ellison D. Smith | Democratic | 1909 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Dakota | Coe I. Crawford | Republican | 1909 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Utah | Reed Smoot | Republican | 1903 1909 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont | William P. Dillingham | Republican | 1900 (Special) 1902 1908 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington | Wesley Livsey Jones | Republican | 1909 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin | Isaac Stephenson | Republican | 1907 (Special) 1909 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Alabama
Democrat Joseph F. Johnston died August 8, 1913. Democrat Henry D. Clayton was appointed August 12, 1913, but his appointment was challenged and withdrawn. Democrat Franklin P. Glass was appointed November 17, 1913, but the Senate refused to seat him.[35]
Alabama (Special)
Democrat Francis S. White was elected May 11, 1914 to finish the current term that would end in 1915.
Alabama (Regular)
Democrat Francis S. White was then re-elected in November 1914 to the next term.
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
There were two elections due to the February 14, 1914 death of Democrat Augustus Octavius Bacon.
Georgia (Special)
Democrat William West was appointed to continue the term pending a special election, in which he was not a candidate.
Democrat Thomas W. Hardwick was elected November 3, 1914 to finish the term that would end in 1919 and served until losing renomination in 1918.
Georgia (Regular)
Democrat M. Hoke Smith, who had first won in a 1911 special election, was re-elected and would serve until his 1920 renomination loss.
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
There were 2 elections to the same seat due to the May 23, 1914 death of one-term Republican William O. Bradley.
Kentucky (Special)
Democrat Johnson N. Camden was appointed June 16, 1914 to continue the term, pending a special election
Camden was elected in November to finish the term ending 1915.
Kentucky (Regular)
Democratic appointee Johnson N. Camden was not a candidate for the next term, instead returning to agricultural activities on a farm.
Democrat John C. W. Beckham was elected and would serve until losing re-election in 1920.
Louisiana
The senator had already been elected on 21 May 1912 indirectly by the state legislature.
Maryland
Missouri
Nevada
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
See also
Notes
- as Democratic Conference Chairman
- as Republican Conference Chairman
- Appointee elected
- Miles Poindexter of Washington changed from Progressive to Republican.
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