1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
November 3, 1914
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The 1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Boies Penrose won re-election against Gifford Pinchot and A. Mitchell Palmer.[1][2][3]
This is the first Class III senate election in Pennsylvanian history in which all voters chose the Senate seats. Prior Senate seats were chosen by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
General election
Candidates
- A. S. Landis (Industrialist)
- Madison F. Larkin (Prohibition)
- Alexander Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Representative from Stroudsburg (Democratic)
- Boies Penrose, incumbent Senator since 1897 (Republican)
- Gifford Pinchot, former Chief of the United States Forest Service (Progressive)
- Frederick W. Whiteside (Socialist)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Boies Penrose (incumbent) | 519,810 | 46.76% | |
| Progressive | Gifford Pinchot | 269,265 | 24.22% | |
| Democratic | A. Mitchell Palmer | 266,436 | 23.87% | |
| Socialist | Frederick W. Whiteside | 37,950 | 3.41% | |
| Prohibition | Madison F. Larkin | 17,585 | 1.58% | |
| Industrialist | A. S. Landis | 680 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 1,111,726 | 100.00% | ||
References
- ^ "Brumbaugh Elected Governor: Penrose Re-elected." Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Repository, November 7, 1914, p. 1 (subscription required).
- ^ "Rum Interests Sweep the State with Big Vote for Penrose and Brumbaugh." Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: The Lewisburg Journal, November 6, 1914, p. 1 (subscription required).
- ^ "Re-elected to U.S. Senate." Uniontown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Herald, November 4, 1914, p. 1 (subscription required).
- ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1914".