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1914 United States Senate election in Washington

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The 1914 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones was re-elected to a second term in office in a three-way race with William Wilson Black and Ole Hanson. This election was the first time since 1891 that an incumbent Republican Senator from Washington was re-elected or won re-election.

1914 United States Senate election in Washington
← 1909 November 3, 1914 1920 →
 
Nominee Wesley L. Jones William Wilson Black
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 130,479 91,733
Percentage 37.79% 26.57%
 
Nominee Ole Hanson Adam H. Barth
Party Progressive Socialist
Popular vote 83,282 30,234
Percentage 24.12% 8.76%
Results by county
Jones:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Black:      30–40%      40–50%
Hanson:      20-30%      30–40%
U.S. senator before election

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

Blanket primary

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Candidates

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Democratic

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Progressive

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Republican

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Socialist

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  • Adam H. Barth

Results

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1914 U.S. Senate blanket primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) 66,800 42.11%
Progressive Ole Hanson 15,552 9.80%
Progressive Jacob Falconer 13,956 8.80%
Democratic William Wilson Black 12,550 7.91%
Democratic George Turner 12,535 7.90%
Democratic George F. Cotterill 10,093 6.36%
Democratic Hugh C. Todd 8,903 5.61%
Socialist Adam H. Barth 5,692 3.59%
Progressive A.V. Fawcett 5,609 3.54%
Democratic James H. Dege 3,787 2.39%
Progressive Lewis J. Kreger 3,170 2.00%
Total votes 158,647 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • Adam H. Barth (Socialist)
  • Arthur S. Caton (Prohibition)
  • William Wilson Black (Democratic)
  • Ole Hanson, former State Representative from Seattle (Progressive)
  • Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1909 (Republican)

Results

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1914 United States Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) 130,479 37.79%
Democratic William Wilson Black 91,733 26.57%
Progressive Ole Hanson 83,282 24.12%
Socialist Adam H. Barth 30,234 8.76%
Prohibition Arthur S. Caton 9,551 2.77%
Total votes 345,279 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1914 Washington Senate blanket primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "November 1914 General Election". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 23, 2022.


   

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