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. Edwin Stockton Johnson became the first Democrat ever to have been elected to the United States Senate from South Dakota and the first non-Republican to have been elected to the United States Senate from South Dakota since James Henderson Kyle in 1897.
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County results Johnson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Burke: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Edwin S. Johnson, former State Senator, 1912 Democratic nominee for Governor
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edward S. Johnson | 11,422 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 11,422 | 100.00% |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Charles H. Burke, U.S. Congressman from South Dakota's 2nd congressional district
- Coe I. Crawford, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles H. Burke | 25,201 | 55.76% | |
Republican | Coe I. Crawford (inc.) | 19,992 | 44.24% | |
Total votes | 45,193 | 100.00% |
Socialist Primary edit
Candidates edit
- E. P. Johnson
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | E. P. Johnson | 757 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 757 | 100.00% |
Prohibition Primary edit
Candidates edit
- O. W. Butterfield
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | O. W. Butterfield | 582 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 582 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |