1916 United States Senate election in Washington
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The 1916 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican Miles Poindexter was running for a second term in office over Democratic former Senator George Turner and Socialist Bruce Rogers.
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County results Poindexter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Turner: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on September 12.[1] Poindexter overcame a strong primary challenge from U.S. Representative William E. Humphrey and college president Enoch Albert Bryan.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Mrs. John B. Allen, widow of the late Senator John B. Allen[2]
- Enoch Albert Bryan, president of Washington State College
- Schuyler Duryee
- William E. Humphrey, U.S. Representative from Seattle
- Miles Poindexter, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1911
- William Alvin Spalding
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Miles Poindexter (incumbent) | 106,778 | 28.94% | |
Republican | William E. Humphrey | 95,694 | 25.93% | |
Republican | Enoch Albert Bryan | 83,769 | 22.70% | |
Republican | Mrs. John B. Allen | 38,421 | 10.41% | |
Republican | William Alvin Spalding | 22,688 | 6.15% | |
Republican | Schuyler Duryee | 21,659 | 5.87% | |
Total votes | 369,009 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Robert Bridges, Commissioner of the Port of Seattle
- George Turner, former U.S. Senator (1897–1903)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Turner | 20,002 | 67.51% | |
Democratic | Robert Bridges | 9,628 | 32.49% | |
Total votes | 29,630 | 100.00% |
Progressive primary edit
Candidates edit
- Walter J. Thompson
Results edit
Thompson was unopposed for the Progressive nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Walter J. Thompson | 296 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 296 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Miles Poindexter (incumbent) | 202,287 | 55.39% | |
Democratic | George Turner | 135,339 | 37.06% | |
Socialist | Bruce Rogers | 21,709 | 5.95% | |
Prohibition | Joseph A. Campbell | 4,411 | 1.21% | |
Progressive | Walter J. Thompson | 1,442 | 0.40% | |
Total votes | 294,469 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Elections Search Results: September 1916 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "The Original "Year of the Woman"". house.gov. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1916" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 19, 2022.