1914 United States Senate election in Kansas

The 1914 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 3, 1914. This was the first election held after the passage of the 17th Amendment, which requires all United States Senators to be elected by popular vote.

United States Senate election in Kansas, 1914
November 3, 1914
 
Nominee Charles Curtis George A. Neeley Victor Murdock
Party Republican Democratic Progressive
Popular vote 180,823 176,929 116,755
Percentage 35.53% 34.77% 22.94%
Results by county
U.S. senator before election

Joseph Little Bristow
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Charles Curtis
Republican

Elections in Kansas

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Charles Curtis, former senator
  • Joseph Little Bristow, incumbent Senator
  • Henry H. Tucker, Jr., oil businessman
  • A.M. Harvey, attorney, former lieutenant governor, and veteran of the Spanish–American War

Results
Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Curtis 44,612 39.20%
Republican Joseph Little Bristow (incumbent) 42,772 37.58%
Republican Henry H. Tucker, Jr. 20,374 17.90%
Republican A.M Harvey 6,060 5.32%
Total votes 113,818 100%

Democratic Party

Progressive Party

Campaign

Results
Kansas U.S. Senate Election, 1914[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Curtis 180,823 35.53%
Democratic George Arthur Neeley 176,929 34.77%
Progressive Victor Murdock 116,755 22.94%
Socialist Christian B. Hoffman 24,502 4.82%
Prohibition Earle R. Delay 9,885 1.94%

See also
  • United States Senate elections, 1914

References
  1. "KS US Senate, 1914 – R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
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