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1914 United States Senate election in Illinois

The 1914 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1914.[1]

1914 United States Senate election in Illinois
← 1913 November 3, 1914 1920 →
 
Nominee Lawrence Yates Sherman Roger Charles Sullivan Raymond Robins
Party Republican Democratic Progressive
Popular vote 390,661 373,403 203,027
Percentage 38.46% 36.76% 19.99%
Results by county
Sherman:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Sullivan:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Robins:      30–40%      40–50%
Tie:      40-50%
U.S. senator before election

Lawrence Yates Sherman
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Lawrence Yates Sherman
Republican

Incumbent Republican senator Lawrence Yates Sherman, first elected to a partial term by the Illinois General Assembly in a special election the previous year, was reelected to a full term as U.S. senator by a popular vote.

Background

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The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections.[2] Primaries were held September 9, 1914.[2]

The 1914 United States Senate elections were the first to be held after the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution went into effect, and this was therefore the first Illinois U.S. Senate election to be held by a popular vote.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Ran

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Declined to run

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Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roger C. Sullivan 141,008 47.42
Democratic Lawrence B. Stringer 109,923 36.97
Democratic Harry Woods 24,947 8.39
Democratic Barratt O'Hara 14,160 4.76
Democratic James Traynor 7,294 2.45
Total votes 297,332 100

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawrence Yates Sherman (incumbent) 141,186 65.34
Republican William E. Mason 51,937 24.04
Republican Myer J. Stein 11,633 5.38
Republican Frank Hall Childs 11,321 5.24
Total votes 216,077 100

Progressive primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Progressive primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Raymond Robins 24,953 100
Total votes 24,953 100

Socialist primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Socialist primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Adolph Germer 4,220 100
Total votes 4,220 100

General election

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Candidates

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  • John M. Frances (Socialist Labor)
  • Adolph Germer (Socialist), trade union organizer
  • Raymond Robins (Progressive), economist, writer, and chairman of the Illinois Progressive Party state committee
  • Lawrence Yates Sherman (Republican), incumbent U.S. senator
  • Roger Charles Sullivan (Democratic), Cook County Democratic Party political boss and former the clerk of the Cook County Probate Court
  • George W. Woolsey (Prohibition Party)

Results

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1914 United States Senate election in Illinois[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lawrence Y. Sherman (incumbent) 390,661 38.46
Democratic Roger C. Sullivan 373,403 36.76
Progressive Raymond Robins 203,027 19.99
Socialist Adolph Germer 39,889 3.93
Prohibition George W. Woolsey 6,750 0.67
Socialist Labor John M. Frances 2,078 0.21
Majority 17,258 1.70
Turnout 1,015,808
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 1914" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION HELD ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1914" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 19, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Judge Comerford Dies; Heart Attack: Death Comes Unexpectedly; 49 Years Old," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 30, 1929; pp. 1, 4.
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