1916 United States Senate election in Missouri

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1916 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1911 November 7, 1916 1922 →
  James A. Reed.jpg Walter Simpson Dickey (1862-1931) circa 1915.jpg
Nominee James A. Reed Walter S. Dickey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 396,166 371,710
Percentage 50.56% 47.44%

U.S. senator before election

James A. Reed
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James A. Reed
Democratic

The 1916 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James A. Reed was re-elected to a second term over Republican R. R. Brewster.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James A. Reed (incumbent) 152,968 78.75%
Democratic Lawrence A. Martin 41,287 21.25%
Total votes 194,255 100.00%

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Thomas J. Akins, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1914
  • Walter S. Dickey, businessman and former chairman of the Missouri Republican Party
  • Nathan Frank, former U.S. Representative from St. Louis

Results[]

1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter S. Dickey 97,130 51.30%
Republican Thomas J. Akins 56,324 29.75%
Republican Nathan Frank 35,901 18.96%
Total votes 189,355 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1916 U.S. Senate election in Missouri[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James A. Reed (incumbent) 396,166 50.56%
Republican Walter S. Dickey 371,710 47.44%
Socialist Kate Richards O'Hare 14,654 1.87%
Socialist Labor Joseph Scheidler 962 0.12%
Total votes 783,492 100.00%

See also[]

  • 1916 United States Senate elections
  • List of United States senators from Missouri

References[]

  1. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.
  2. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.
  3. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.
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