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 County results Knox: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Orvis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1916 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican U.S. SenatorGeorge T. Oliver was not a candidate for re-election.
The Republican nominee,Philander C. Knox, defeated Democratic nominee Ellis C. Orvis.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Philander C. Knox | 680,451 | 56.31% | |
| Democratic | Ellis L. Orvis | 450,112 | 37.25% | |
| Socialist | Charles W. Ervin | 45,385 | 3.76% | |
| Prohibition | Herbert T. Ames | 30,089 | 2.49% | |
| Single Tax | Robert Colvin Macauley Jr. | 1,387 | 0.12% | |
| Socialist Labor | William H. Thomas | 1,022 | 0.09% | |
| Total votes | 1,208,446 | 100.00% | ||
Knox subsequently died in October 1921, during his first term,[2] andWilliam E. Crow was appointed to fill the vacancy. Crow then also died before the expiration of the term, in August 1922.[3]
David A. Reed was then appointed to fill the vacancy created by Crow's death, and was subsequentlyelected to complete the rest of the term expiring in March 1923 and to a full six-year term in his own right on the same day.[4]
