1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1914

← 1909 November 3, 1914 1920 →
  Boies Penrose 2.jpg Gifford Pinchot 3c03915u.jpg Alexander Mitchell Palmer.jpg
Nominee Boies Penrose Gifford Pinchot Alexander Mitchell Palmer
Party Republican Progressive Democratic
Popular vote 519,810 269,265 266,436
Percentage 46.76% 24.22% 23.97%

1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg
County results
Penrose:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Pinchot:      30–40%      40–50%
Palmer:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Senator before election

Boies Penrose
Republican

Elected Senator

Boies Penrose
Republican

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 Alexander Mitchell Palmer.

Candidates[]

Progressive[]

  • Gifford Pinchot

Democratic[]

  • Alexander Mitchell Palmer

Socialist[]

  • Frederick W. Whiteside

Republican[]

  • Boies Penrose

Results[]

1914 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Boies Penrose (incumbent) 519,810 46.76%
Progressive Gifford Pinchot 269,265 24.22%
Democratic Alexander 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[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - PA US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1914".
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