1916 United States Senate election in New York

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1916 United States Senate election in New York
← 1911 November 7, 1916 1922 →
  Sen. Wm. M. Calder of N.Y., 4-11-17 LCCN2016844707 (cropped).jpg William Frank McCombs in 1917 (cropped).jpg
Nominee William M. Calder William F. McCombs
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance American
Popular vote 839,314 605,933
Percentage 54.32% 39.22%
Senator before election

James O'Gorman
Democratic

Elected Senator

William M. Calder
Republican

The United States Senate election of 1916 in New York was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic Senator James O'Gorman chose not to seek re-election. Republican William M. Calder was elected to a succeed O'Gorman, defeating Democrat William F. McCombs.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Robert Bacon, former United States Secretary of State and Ambassador to France (also running as American)
  • William M. Calder, former U.S. Representative and candidate for Senate in 1914 (also running as Progressive)

Results[]

1916 Republican Senate Primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William M. Calder 153,373 51.51%
Republican Robert Bacon 144,366 48.49%
Total votes 297,739 100.00%

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Thomas F. Conway, former Lieutenant Governor of New York
  • William F. McCombs, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee

Results[]

1916 Democratic Senate Primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William F. McCombs 99,307 65.31%
Democratic Thomas F. Conway 52,756 34.69%
Total votes 152,063 100.00%

Progressive primary[]

Candidates[]

  • William M. Calder, former U.S. Representative (also running as Republican)
  • Bainbridge Colby, former State Assemblyman and nominee for Senate in 1914

Results[]

1916 Progressive Senate Primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Bainbridge Colby 7,006 50.47%
Progressive William M. Calder 6,875 49.53%
Total votes 13,881 100.00%

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • William M. Calder, former U.S. Representative and candidate for Senate in 1914 (Republican)
  • Bainbridge Colby, former member of the New York Assembly and candidate for Senate in 1914 (Progressive)
  • D. Leigh Colvin, attorney (Prohibition)
  • Joseph D. Cannon, organizer for Metal Workers' Union (Socialist)
  • August Gillhaus, nominee for U.S. President in 1908 (Socialist Labor)
  • William F. McCombs, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee (Democratic and American)

The American Party initially nominated Robert Bacon, but following his defeat in the Republican primary, he withdrew. In his place, the Americans substituted Democratic nominee William F. McCombs.[4]

Results[]

1916 United States Senate election in New York[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William M. Calder 839,314 54.32%
Democratic William F. McCombs 605,933 39.22%
Socialist Joseph D. Cannon 61,167 3.96%
Prohibition D. Leigh Colvin 19,302 1.25%
Progressive Bainbridge Colby 15,339 0.99%
Socialist Labor August Gillhaus 4,086 0.26%
Total votes 1,545,141 100.00%

References[]

  1. ^ "NY US Senate - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ "NY US Senate - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. ^ "NY US Senate - PRO Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. ^ "NY US Senate - AMER Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. ^ "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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