The 1916 United States Senate elections were elections that coincided with the re-election of President Woodrow Wilson. This was the first election since the enactment of the Seventeenth Amendment that all 32 Class 1 senators were selected by direct or popular elections instead of state legislatures. Republicans gained a net of two seats from the Democrats, and then an additional two seats through mid-term vacancies thereby reducing Democrats to a 52–44 majority.
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Gains, losses, and holds
editRetirements
editFour Republicans and two Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.
Defeats
editNine Democrats and five Republicans sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.
Post-election changes
editEight Democrats and two Republicans died during the 65th Congress, and initially were all replaced by appointees except in Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, Democratic Senator Paul O. Husting died on October 21, 1917, and his seat remained vacant until an April 1918 election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
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| Idaho (Class 3) |
James H. Brady | John F. Nugent |
| Kentucky (Class 2) |
Ollie Murray James | George B. Martin |
| Louisiana (Class 3) |
Robert F. Broussard | Walter Guion |
| Missouri (Class 3) |
William J. Stone | Xenophon P. Wilfley |
| Nevada (Class 3) |
Francis G. Newlands | Charles Henderson |
| New Hampshire (Class 3) |
Jacob H. Gallinger | Irving W. Drew |
| New Jersey (Class 2) |
William Hughes | David Baird Sr. |
| Oregon (Class 2) |
Harry Lane | Charles L. McNary |
| South Carolina (Class 2) |
Benjamin Tillman | Christie Benet |
| Wisconsin (Class 3) |
Paul O. Husting | Irvine Lenroot |
Change in composition
editBefore the elections
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| D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
| D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
| D38 Ariz. Ran |
D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 Ark. (sp) Died |
D40 Ind. (sp) Ran |
D41 Fla. Ran |
D42 Ind. (reg) Ran |
D43 Maine (reg) Ran |
D44 Md. Ran |
D45 Miss. Ran |
D46 Mo. Ran |
D47 Mont. Ran |
D48 Neb. Ran |
| Majority → | D49 Nev. Ran | ||||||||
| R39 Wis. Ran |
R40 Wyo. Ran |
D56 W.Va. Ran |
D55 Va. Ran |
D54 Texas Ran |
D53 Tenn. Ran |
D52 Ohio Ran |
D51 N.Y. Retired |
D50 N.J. Ran | |
| R38 Wash. Ran |
R37 Vt. Ran |
R36 Utah Ran |
R35 R.I. Ran |
R34 Pa. Retired |
R33 N.D. Ran |
R32 N.M. Retired |
R31 Minn. Ran |
R30 Mich. Ran |
R29 Mass. Ran |
| R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 Calif. Retired |
R26 Conn. Ran |
R27 Del. Ran |
R28 Maine (sp) Died |
| R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | ||
Elections results
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| 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 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 Ark. (sp) Hold |
D40 Del. Gain |
D41 Fla. Hold |
D42 Miss. Re-elected |
D43 Mo. Re-elected |
D44 Mont. Re-elected |
D45 Neb. Re-elected |
D46 Nev. Re-elected |
D47 N.M. Gain |
D48 Ohio Re-elected |
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| R39 Vt. Re-elected |
R40 Wash. Re-elected |
R41 W.Va. Gain |
R42 Wis. Re-elected |
D54 Wyo. Gain |
D53 Va. Re-elected |
D52 Utah Gain |
D51 Texas Re-elected |
D50 Tenn. Hold | |
| R38 Pa. Hold |
R37 N.D. Re-elected |
R36 N.Y. Gain |
R35 N.J. Gain |
R34 Minn. Hold |
R33 Mich. Re-elected |
R32 Mass. Re-elected |
R31 Md. Gain |
R30 Maine (sp) Hold |
R29 Maine (reg) Gain |
| R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 Calif. Hold |
R26 Conn. Re-elected |
R27 Ind. (reg) Gain |
R28 Ind. (sp) Gain[d] |
| R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
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Race summaries
editSpecial elections during the 64th Congress
editIn these special elections, the winner was seated during 1916 or before March 4, 1917; ordered by election date.
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| Maine (Class 2) |
Edwin C. Burleigh | Republican | 1913 | Incumbent died June 16, 1916. A new senator elected September 11, 1916. Republican hold. |
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| Arkansas (Class 3) |
James P. Clarke | Democratic | 1903 1909 1914 |
Incumbent died October 1, 1916. New senator elected November 7, 1916. Democratic hold. |
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| Indiana (Class 3) |
Thomas Taggart | Democratic | 1916 (appointed) | Interim appointee lost election to finish term. New senator elected November 7, 1916. Republican gain. |
Others
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Elections leading to the 65th Congress
editIn these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1917; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
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| Arizona | Henry F. Ashurst | Democratic | 1912 (new state) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California | John D. Works | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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| Connecticut | George P. McLean | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Delaware | Henry A. du Pont | Republican | 1906 (special) 1911 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Florida | Nathan P. Bryan | Democratic | 1911 (appointed) 1911 (late) |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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| Indiana | John W. Kern | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
Others
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| Maine | Charles F. Johnson | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected September 11, 1916. Republican gain. |
Others
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| Maryland | Blair Lee I | Democratic | 1913 (special) | Incumbent lost renomination.[11] New senator elected. Republican gain. |
Others
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| Massachusetts | Henry Cabot Lodge | Republican | 1893 1899 1905 1911 |
Incumbent re-elected |
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| Michigan | Charles E. Townsend | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent re-elected.[13] |
Others
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| Minnesota | Moses E. Clapp | Republican | 1901 (special) 1905 1911 |
Incumbent lost renomination.[14] New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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| Mississippi | John Sharp Williams | Democratic | 1908 (early) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri | James A. Reed | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Montana | Henry L. Myers | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nebraska | Gilbert Hitchcock | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nevada | Key Pittman | Democratic | 1913 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey | James E. Martine | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
Others
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| New Mexico | Thomas B. Catron | Republican | 1912 (new state) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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| New York | James A. O'Gorman | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
Others
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| North Dakota | Porter J. McCumber | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio | Atlee Pomerene | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Pennsylvania | George T. Oliver | Republican | 1909 (special) 1911 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
Others
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| Rhode Island | Henry F. Lippitt | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
Others
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| Tennessee | Luke Lea | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected.[25] Democratic hold. |
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| Texas | Charles A. Culberson | Democratic | 1899 1905 1911 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Utah | George Sutherland | Republican | 1905 1911 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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| Vermont | Carroll S. Page | Republican | 1908 (special) 1910 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia | Claude A. Swanson | Democratic | 1910 (appointed) 1911 (appointed) 1912 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Washington | Miles Poindexter | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| West Virginia | William E. Chilton | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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| Wisconsin | Robert M. La Follette | Republican | 1905 1911 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wyoming | Clarence D. Clark | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Closest races
editEighteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:
| State | Party of winner | Margin |
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| Indiana (special) | Republican (flip) | 1.37% |
| Indiana | Republican (flip) | 1.63% |
| Maryland | Republican (flip) | 1.7% |
| West Virginia | Republican (flip) | 1.97% |
| Missouri | Democratic | 3.12% |
| Ohio | Democratic | 3.14% |
| Connecticut | Republican | 3.93% |
| Nebraska | Democratic | 4.1% |
| Delaware | Democratic (flip) | 4.9% |
| New Mexico | Democratic (flip) | 5.06% |
| Wyoming | Democratic (flip) | 6.0% |
| Massachusetts | Republican | 6.37% |
| Nevada | Democratic | 6.53% |
| Maine | Republican (flip) | 6.63%[e] |
| Montana | Democratic | 7.66% |
| Maine (special) | Republican | 8.79% |
| Rhode Island | Democratic (flip) | 8.82% |
| Tennessee | Democratic | 9.67% |
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| Democratic | Henry F. Ashurst (incumbent) | 29,873 | 55.36 | |
| Republican | Joseph Henry Kibbey | 21,261 | 39.40 | |
| Socialist | W. S. Bradford | 2,827 | 5.24 | |
| Majority | 8,612 | 15.96 | ||
| Total votes | 53,961 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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Three-term Democratic Senate President pro tempore James Paul Clarke died October 1, 1916.
Democrat William F. Kirby was elected November 7, 1916, to finish the term. He served only the rest of this term, losing renomination in 1920.
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| Democratic | William F. Kirby | 110,293 | 69.27 | |
| Republican | Harmon L. Remmel | 48,922 | 30.73 | |
| Majority | 61,371 | 38.55 | ||
| Total votes | 159,215 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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| Republican | Hiram Johnson | 574,667 | 61.09% | |
| Democratic | George S. Patton | 277,852 | 29.54% | |
| Socialist | Walter Thomas Mills | 49,341 | 5.25% | |
| Prohibition | Marshall W. Atwood | 38,797 | 4.12% | |
| Total votes | 907,900 | 100.00% | ||
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| Republican | George P. McLean (inc.) | 107,020 | 50.17% | ||
| Democratic | Homer Stille Cummings | 98,649 | 46.24% | ||
| Socialist | Martin F. Plunkett | 5,279 | 2.48% | ||
| Prohibition | Wilbur G. Manchester | 1,768 | 0.83% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Otto Ruckser | 619 | 0.29% | ||
| Total votes | 213,335 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| Democratic | Park Trammell | 58,391 | 82.86% | |
| Republican | William R. O'Neal | 8,774 | 12.45% | |
| Socialist | R. L. Goodwin | 3,304 | 4.69% | |
| Total votes | 70,469 | 100.00% | ||
Indiana
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| Republican | James Eli Watson | 335,193 | 47.66 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Taggart (incumbent) | 325,577 | 46.29 | |
| Socialist | Edward Henry | 21,626 | 3.08 | |
| Prohibition | William H. Hickman | 16,095 | 2.29 | |
| Progressive | John F. Clifford | 4,798 | 0.68 | |
| Total votes | 703,289 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Two-term Democrat Benjamin F. Shively was re-elected in 1914 and served until he died March 14, 1916. Democrat Thomas Taggart was appointed by Governor Samuel Ralston on March 20 to continue the term until a November 7, 1916, special election. Taggart lost the special election to Republican James Eli Watson.
Watson would finish out the term, be re-elected twice, and serve until his 1932 re-election loss.
Indiana (regular)
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| Republican | Harry Stewart New | 337,089 | 47.77% | |
| Democratic | John W. Kern (incumbent) | 325,588 | 46.14% | |
| Socialist | Joseph Zimmerman | 21,558 | 3.06% | |
| Prohibition | Elwood Haynes | 15,598 | 2.21% | |
| Progressive | John N. Dyer | 4,272 | 0.61% | |
| Socialist Labor | Ira J. Decker | 1,562 | 0.22% | |
| Total votes | 705,667 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
One-term Democrat John W. Kern was elected in 1911. He lost re-election to Republican Harry Stewart New.
New served only until losing renomination in 1922. Kern died on August 17, 1917, the same year he left the U.S. Senate.
Maine
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| Republican | Bert M. Fernald | 81,369 | 54.27% | |
| Democratic | Kenneth C. Sills | 68,201 | 45.49% | |
| Prohibition | Frederick A. Shepherd | 348 | 2.29% | |
| Others | 11 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 149,929 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
One-term Republican Edwin C. Burleigh was elected in 1913, and died June 16, 1916. Republican Bert M. Fernald was elected September 12, 1916, to finish the term.
Fernand would later be re-elected twice and serve until his 1926 death.
Maine (regular)
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| Republican | Frederick Hale | 79,481 | 52.72% | |
| Democratic | Charles F. Johnson (incumbent) | 69,486 | 46.09% | |
| Socialist | James F. Carey | 1,510 | 1.00% | |
| Prohibition | Arthur C. Johnson | 279 | 0.19% | |
| Write-in | 7 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 150,763 | 100.00% | ||
One-term Democrat Charles Fletcher Johnson was elected in 1911. He lost re-election to Republican Frederick Hale.
Hale would later be re-elected three times and serve until his 1935 retirement.
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| Republican | Joseph I. France | 113,662 | 49.32% |  12.34
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| Total votes | 230,460 | 100.00% | |||
Massachusetts
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| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) | 267,177 | 51.68% | |
| Democratic | John F. Fitzgerald | 234,238 | 45.31% | |
| Socialist | William N. McDonald | 15,558 | 3.01% | |
| Write-in | All others | 26 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 516,999 | 100.00% | ||
Michigan
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| Republican | Charles E. Townsend (incumbent) | 364,657 | 56.34% | ||
| Democratic | Lawrence Price | 257,954 | 39.85% | ||
| Socialist | Edward O. Foss | 15,614 | 2.41% | ||
| Prohibition | John Y. Johnston | 7,569 | 1.17% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Herman Richter | 924 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | Henry Ford (write-in) | 566 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 677,284 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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| Republican | Frank B. Kellogg | 185,159 | 48.58% | |
| Democratic | Daniel W. Lawler | 117,541 | 30.84% | |
| Prohibition | W. G. Calderwood | 78,425 | 20.58% | |
| Total votes | 381,125 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 67,618 | 17.74% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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| Democratic | John Sharp Williams (incumbent) | 74,290 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 74,290 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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| Democratic | James A. Reed (incumbent) | 396,166 | 50.56% | |
| Republican | Walter S. Dickey | 371,710 | 47.44% | |
| Socialist | Kate Richards O'Hare | 14,654 | 1.87% | |
| Socialist Labor | Joseph Scheidler | 962 | 0.12% | |
| Total votes | 783,492 | 100.00% | ||
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| Democratic | Henry L. Myers (incumbent) | 85,585 | 51.06% | |
| Republican | Charles N. Pray | 72,753 | 43.40% | |
| Socialist | Henry La Beau | 9,292 | 5.54% | |
| Total votes | 167,630 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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| Democratic | Gilbert Hitchcock (incumbent) | 143,082 | 49.98% | |
| Republican | John L. Kennedy | 131,359 | 45.88% | |
| Socialist | E. E. Olmstead | 7,425 | 2.59% | |
| Prohibition | D. B. Gilbert | 4,429 | 1.55% | |
| Total votes | 286,295 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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| Democratic | Key Pittman (incumbent) | 12,765 | 38.81% | |
| Republican | Samuel Platt | 10,618 | 32.28% | |
| Socialist | Ashley Grant Miller | 9,507 | 28.91% | |
| Total votes | 32,890 | 100.00% | ||
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| Republican | Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr. | 244,715 | 55.99% | |
| Democratic | James E. Martine (incumbent) | 170,019 | 38.90% | |
| Socialist | William C. Doughty | 13,358 | 3.06% | |
| Prohibition | Livingston Barbour | 7,178 | 0.11% | |
| Socialist Labor | Rudolph Katz | 1,826 | 0.42% | |
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| Democratic | Andrieus A. Jones | 33,981 | 51.01% | |
| Republican | Frank A. Hubbell | 30,609 | 45.95% | |
| Socialist | W. P. Metcalf | 2,028 | 3.04% | |
| Total votes | 66,618 | 100.00% | ||
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| Republican | William M. Calder | 839,314 | 54.32% | |
| Democratic | William F. McCombs | 605,933 | 39.22% | |
| Socialist | Joseph D. Cannon | 61,167 | 3.96% | |
| Prohibition | D. Leigh Colvin | 19,302 | 1.25% | |
| Progressive | Bainbridge Colby | 15,339 | 0.99% | |
| Socialist Labor | August Gillhaus | 4,086 | 0.26% | |
| Total votes | 1,545,141 | 100.00% | ||
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| Republican | Porter J. McCumber (incumbent) | 57,714 | 53.85% | |
| Democratic | John Burke | 40,988 | 38.24% | |
| Socialist | E. R. Fry | 8,472 | 7.91% | |
| Total votes | 107,174 | 100.00% | ||
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| Democratic | Atlee Pomerene (incumbent) | 571,488 | 49.26% | |
| Republican | Myron Herrick | 535,391 | 46.15% | |
| Socialist | C. E. Ruthenberg | 38,186 | 3.29% | |
| Prohibition | Aaron S. Watkins | 12,060 | 1.04% | |
| Independent | Jacob Coxey | 2,965 | 0.26% | |
| Total votes | 1,160,091 | 100.00% | ||
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| Republican | Philander C. Knox | 680,451 | 56.31 | |
| Democratic | Ellis L. Orvis | 450,112 | 37.25 | |
| Socialist | Charles W. Ervin | 45,385 | 3.76 | |
| Prohibition | Herbert T. Ames | 30,089 | 2.49 | |
| Single Tax | Robert Colvin Macauley, Jr. | 1,387 | 0.12 | |
| Socialist Labor | William H. Thomas | 1,022 | 0.09 | |
| Total votes | 1,208,446 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic | Peter G. Gerry | 47,048 | 52.94% | ||
| Republican | Henry F. Lippitt (incumbent) | 39,211 | 44.12% | ||
| Socialist | Frederick W. Hurst | 1,996 | 2.25% | ||
| Prohibition | Frank J. Sibley | 454 | 0.51% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Peter McDermott | 168 | 0.19% | ||
| Total votes | 88,877 | 100.00% | |||
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| Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 143,718 | 54.42% | ||
| Republican | Ben W. Hooper | 118,174 | 44.75% | ||
| Socialist | H. H. Magnum | 2,193 | 0.83% | ||
| Total votes | 264,085 | 100.00% | |||
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Texas
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| Democratic | Charles A. Culberson (incumbent) | 303,035 | 81.30% | |
| Republican | Alex W. Atcheson | 48,788 | 13.09% | |
| Socialist | Thomas A. Hickey | 18,616 | 4.99% | |
| Prohibition | Edward H. Conibear | 2,319 | 0.62% | |
| Total votes | 372,758 | 100.00% | ||
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| Democratic | William H. King | 81,057 | 56.92% | |
| Republican | George Sutherland (incumbent) | 56,862 | 39.93% | |
| Socialist | Christian Poulson | 4,497 | 3.16% | |
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| Republican | Carroll S. Page (inc.) | 47,362 | 74.4 | ||
| Democratic | Oscar C. Miller | 14,956 | 23.5 | ||
| Socialist | Norman E. Greenslet | 1,336 | 2.1 | ||
| Total votes | 63,654 | 100 | |||
The 1916 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1916.[68] It was the second direct election for the U.S. Senate to take place in Vermont following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the first for Vermont's Class I seat. The incumbent, Republican Carroll S. Page successfully ran for re-election to a second full term.[69]
In the primary election, which was held on September 11, Page gained re-nomination by winning 62 percent of the vote to defeat former governor Allen M. Fletcher (20.3) and current governor Charles W. Gates (17.7).[70]
With the Republican Party dominant in Vermont, as it had been since its founding in the 1850s, Democratic candidate Oscar C. Miller was little more than a token opponent for Page.[71] In the general election, Page defeated Miller 74.4 percent to 23.5.[69]
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| Democratic | Claude A. Swanson (incumbent) | 133,061 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 133,061 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republican | Miles Poindexter (incumbent) | 202,287 | 55.39 | |
| Democratic | George Turner | 135,339 | 37.06 | |
| Socialist | Bruce Rogers | 21,709 | 5.95 | |
| Prohibition | Joseph A. Campbell | 4,411 | 1.21 | |
| Progressive | Walter J. Thompson | 1,442 | 0.40 | |
| Majority | 66,948 | 18.33 | ||
| Total votes | 365,188 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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| Republican | Howard Sutherland | 144,243 | 50.14 | |
| Democratic | William E. Chilton (incumbent) | 138,585 | 48.17 | |
| Socialist | G. A. Gneiser | 4,881 | 1.70 | |
| Majority | 5,658 | 1.97 | ||
| Total votes | 287,709 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republican | Robert M. La Follette (incumbent) | 249,906 | 59.23 | |
| Democratic | William F. Wolfe | 134,611 | 31.90 | |
| Socialist | Richard Elsner | 28,908 | 6.85 | |
| Prohibition | Charles L. Hill | 8,528 | 2.02 | |
| Majority | 115,295 | 27.32 | ||
| Total votes | 421,953 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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| Democratic | John B. Kendrick | 26,324 | 51.47 | |
| Republican | Clarence D. Clark (incumbent) | 23,258 | 45.47 | |
| Socialist | Paul L. Paulsen | 1,334 | 2.61 | |
| Prohibition | Arthur B. Campbell | 231 | 0.45 | |
| Majority | 3,066 | 5.99 | ||
| Total votes | 51,147 | 100.00 | ||
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ September 11, 1916 in Maine
- ^ as Democratic Conference Chairman
- ^ as Republican Conference Chairman
- ^ Appointee defeated
- ^ Maine was the "tipping-point state".
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