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1914 United States Senate election in Kansas

The 1914 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 3, 1914. This was the first election held after the passage of the 17th Amendment, which requires all United States Senators to be elected by popular vote.

United States Senate election in Kansas, 1914
← 1908 November 3, 1914 1920 →
 
Nominee Charles Curtis George A. Neeley Victor Murdock
Party Republican Democratic Progressive
Popular vote 180,823 176,929 116,755
Percentage 35.53% 34.77% 22.94%
Results by county
Curtis:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Neeley:      30–40%      40–50%
Murdock:      40–50%      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Joseph Little Bristow
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Charles Curtis
Republican

Republican primary results by county
  Curtis
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Bristow
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80-90%
  Tucker
  •   40–50%
  •   70–80%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Curtis 44,612 39.20%
Republican Joseph Little Bristow (incumbent) 42,772 37.58%
Republican Henry H. Tucker, Jr. 20,374 17.90%
Republican A.M Harvey 6,060 5.32%
Total votes 113,818 100%

Democratic Party

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Progressive Party

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Results

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Kansas U.S. Senate Election, 1914[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Curtis 180,823 35.53%
Democratic George Arthur Neeley 176,929 34.77%
Progressive Victor Murdock 116,755 22.94%
Socialist Christian B. Hoffman 24,502 4.82%
Prohibition Earle R. Delay 9,885 1.94%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "KS US Senate, 1914 – R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - KS US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1914". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
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