1914 United States Senate election in Iowa
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 Results by county Cummins: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Connolly: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1914 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Senator Albert B. Cummins was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Maurice Connolly and Otis Spurgeon.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Albert B. Cummins, incumbent Senator since 1908
- Arthur C. Savage, State Senator from Adair
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert B. Cummins (inc.) | 91,582 | 64.61% | |
| Republican | Arthur C. Savage | 50,125 | 35.37% | |
| Write-in | 29 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 141,736 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Maurice Connolly, U.S. Representative from Dubuque
- Edwin T. Meredith, farmer and publisher of Successful Farming
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Maurice Connolly | 43,726 | 55.35% | |
| Democratic | Edwin T. Meredith | 35,269 | 44.64% | |
| Write-in | 4 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 78,999 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- M. L. Christian (Prohibition)
- Maurice Connolly, U.S. Representative from Dubuque (Democratic)
- Albert B. Cummins, incumbent Senator since 1908 (Republican)
- I. S. McCullis (Socialist)
- Casper Schenk (Progressive)
- Otis Spurgeon (Independent)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Albert B. Cummins (inc.) | 205,832 | 48.19% | ||
| Democratic | Maurice Connolly | 167,251 | 39.16% | ||
| Independent | Otis Spurgeon | 24,490 | 5.73% | ||
| Progressive | Casper Schenk | 15,058 | 3.53% | ||
| Socialist | I. S. McCullis | 8,462 | 1.98% | ||
| Prohibition | M. L. Christian | 6,009 | 1.41% | ||
| Total votes | 427,102 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Iowa Official Register, 1915–16 (PDF). p. 651.
- ^ Iowa Official Register, 1915–16 (PDF). p. 654.
- ^ Iowa Official Register, 1915–16 (PDF). p. 514.