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 Curtis:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Neeley:      30–40%      40–50% Murdock:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Joseph Little Bristow Republican Elected U.S. Senator Charles Curtis Republican

Republican primary results by county

  Curtis

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Bristow

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80-90%

  Tucker

•   40–50%
•   70–80%

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

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

• George A. Neeley, U.S. Representative from Kansas's 7th congressional district

Progressive Party

• Victor Murdock, U.S. Representative from Kansas's 8th congressional district

Results

Kansas U.S. Senate Election, 1914

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