1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
The 1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Boies Penrose won re-election against Gifford Pinchot and A. Mitchell Palmer.[1][2][3]
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General election
Candidates
- A. S. Landis (Industrialist)
- Madison F. Larkin (Prohibition)
- Alexander Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Representative from Stroudsburg (Democratic)
- Boies Penrose, incumbent Senator since 1897 (Republican)
- Gifford Pinchot, former Chief of the United States Forest Service (Progressive)
- Frederick W. Whiteside (Socialist)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Boies Penrose (incumbent) | 519,810 | 46.76% | |
| Progressive | Gifford Pinchot | 269,265 | 24.22% | |
| Democratic | A. Mitchell Palmer | 266,436 | 23.87% | |
| Socialist | Frederick W. Whiteside | 37,950 | 3.41% | |
| Prohibition | Madison F. Larkin | 17,585 | 1.58% | |
| Industrialist | A. S. Landis | 680 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 1,111,726 | 100.00% | ||
References
- "Brumbaugh Elected Governor: Penrose Re-elected." Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Repository, November 7, 1914, p. 1 (subscription required).
- "Rum Interests Sweep the State with Big Vote for Penrose and Brumbaugh." Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: The Lewisburg Journal, November 6, 1914, p. 1 (subscription required).
- "Re-elected to U.S. Senate." Uniontown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Herald, November 4, 1914, p. 1 (subscription required).
- "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1914".
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