1914 United States Senate election in California

1914 United States Senate election in California

November 3, 1914

Nominee James Duval Phelan Francis J. Heney Party Democratic Progressive Popular vote 279,896 255,232 Percentage 31.59% 28.81%   Nominee Joseph R. Knowland Ernest Untermann Party Republican Socialist Popular vote 254,159 56,805 Percentage 28.69% 6.41%

County results Phelan:      <40%      40-50%      50-60% Heney:      <40% Knowland:      <40%      40-50%

U.S. senator before election George Clement Perkins Republican Elected U.S. Senator James Duval Phelan Democratic

The 1914 United States Senate election in California was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican Senator George Clement Perkins did not run for re-election.

In a three-way race, Democratic former mayor of San Francisco James Duval Phelan defeated Progressive attorney Francis J. Heney and Republican U.S. Representative Joseph R. Knowland.

General election

Candidates

• Francis J. Heney (Progressive), former Attorney General for the Arizona Territory
• James Duval Phelan (Democratic), former mayor of San Francisco
• Joseph R. Knowland (Republican), U.S. Representative from Oakland
• Ernest Untermann (Socialist), nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1908
• Frederick F. Wheeler (Prohibition), nominee for California's 7th congressional district in 1902

Results

1914 United States Senate election in California

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Duval Phelan	279,896	31.59%
	Progressive	Francis J. Heney	255,232	28.81%
	Republican	Joseph R. Knowland	254,159	28.69%
	Socialist	Ernest Untermann	56,805	6.41%
	Prohibition	Frederick F. Wheeler	39,921	4.51%
Total votes			886,013	100.00%

See also

• 1914 United States Senate elections