1914 United States Senate election in New York

The United States Senate election of 1914 in New York was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican Senator Elihu Root chose not to seek re-election. James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. was elected to a succeed Root, defeating Democrat James Watson Gerard.

This election for Senate was the first decided by popular vote in New York, as required following the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment. It is also notable as one of the few political defeats for future President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who lost the Democratic primary to Ambassador James Watson Gerard.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

William M. Calder, U.S. Representative from Brooklyn
David Jayne Hill, former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Germany
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., State Assemblyman from Livingston County and former Speaker of the Assembly

Declined[]

Elihu Root, incumbent Senator since 1909

Results[]

1914 Republican Senate Primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.	89,960	42.85%
	Republican	William M. Calder	82,895	39.48%
	Republican	David Jayne Hill	37,102	17.67%
Total votes			209,957	100.00%

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

James Watson Gerard, United States Ambassador to Germany
James S. McDonough
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy and former State Senator

Results[]

1914 Democratic Senate Primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Watson Gerard	133,815	62.08%
	Democratic	Franklin Delano Roosevelt	63,879	29.64%
	Democratic	James S. McDonough	17,862	8.29%
Total votes			154,221	100.00%

Progressive primary[]

Candidates[]

Bainbridge Colby, former State Assemblyman and founder of the Progressive Party

Results[]

1914 Progressive Senate Primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Bainbridge Colby	27,517	100.00%
Total votes			27,517	100.00%

General election[]

Candidates[]

Erwin A. Aucher (Socialist Labor)
Francis E. Baldwin, perennial candidate (Prohibition)
Bainbridge Colby, former State Assemblyman (Progressive)
James Watson Gerard, United States Ambassador to Germany (Democratic)
Charles Edward Russell, investigative journalist and co-founder of the NAACP (Socialist)
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., State Assemblyman and former Speaker of the Assembly (Republican)

Results[]

1914 United States Senate election in New York^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.	639,112	52.37%
	Democratic	James Watson Gerard	571,419	42.06%
	Progressive	Bainbridge Colby	61,977	4.56%
	Socialist	Charles Edward Russell	55,266	4.07%
	Prohibition	Francis E. Baldwin	27,813	2.05%
	Socialist Labor	Erwin A. Aucher	3,064	0.23%
Total votes			1,358,651	100.00%

References[]

^ "NY US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ "NY US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ "NY US Senate - PRO Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[1] "NY US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[2] "NY US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[3] "NY US Senate - PRO Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[4] "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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