1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota

The 1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Senator Coe I. Crawford, a Republican, sought re-election in his first popular election. He was defeated in the Republican primary by Congressman Charles H. Burke, the House Minority Whip. In the general election, he was narrowly defeated by Edwin S. Johnson, the 1912 Democratic nominee for Governor, who won a narrow plurality.

Democratic PrimaryEdit

CandidatesEdit

Edwin S. Johnson, former State Senator, 1912 Democratic nominee for Governor

ResultsEdit

Democratic primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward S. Johnson	11,422	100.00%
Total votes			11,422	100.00%

Republican PrimaryEdit

CandidatesEdit

Charles H. Burke, U.S. Congressman from South Dakota's 2nd congressional district
Coe I. Crawford, incumbent U.S. Senator

ResultsEdit

Republican primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles H. Burke	25,201	55.76%
	Republican	Coe I. Crawford (inc.)	19,992	44.24%
Total votes			45,193	100.00%

Socialist PrimaryEdit

CandidatesEdit

E. P. Johnson

ResultsEdit

Socialist primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	E. P. Johnson	757	100.00%
Total votes			757	100.00%

Prohibition PrimaryEdit

CandidatesEdit

O. W. Butterfield

ResultsEdit

Prohibition primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	O. W. Butterfield	582	100.00%
Total votes			582	100.00%

General electionEdit

ResultsEdit

1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin S. Johnson	48,076	48.32%
	Republican	Charles H. Burke	44,244	44.46%
	Socialist	E. P. Johnson	2,674	2.69%
	Prohibition	O. W. Butterfield	2,406	2.42%
	Independent	H. L. Loucks	2,104	2.11%
Majority			3,832	3.85%
Total votes			99,504	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

ReferencesEdit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Nelson, Nelson; Heinrich, Chad W., eds. (2005). "Chapter 8: Elections". Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005. Pierre, S.D. p. 621.

[2005_legislative_manual-1] Nelson, Nelson; Heinrich, Chad W., eds. (2005). "Chapter 8: Elections". Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005. Pierre, S.D. p. 621.

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