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The1916 United States Senate elections were elections that coincided with the re-election of PresidentWoodrow Wilson. This was the first election since the enactment of theSeventeenth Amendment that all 32Class 1 senators were selected by direct or popular elections instead of state legislatures. Republicans gained a net of two seats from the Democrats, and then an additional two seats through mid-term vacancies thereby reducing Democrats to a 52–44 majority.
Four Republicans and two Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.
Nine Democrats and five Republicans sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.
Eight Democrats and two Republicans died during the 65th Congress, and initially were all replaced by appointees except in Wisconsin. In Wisconsin, Democratic Senator Paul O. Husting died on October 21, 1917, and his seat remained vacant until an April 1918 election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
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| Idaho (Class 3) | James H. Brady | John F. Nugent |
| Kentucky (Class 2) | Ollie Murray James | George B. Martin |
| Louisiana (Class 3) | Robert F. Broussard | Walter Guion |
| Missouri (Class 3) | William J. Stone | Xenophon P. Wilfley |
| Nevada (Class 3) | Francis G. Newlands | Charles Henderson |
| New Hampshire (Class 3) | Jacob H. Gallinger | Irving W. Drew |
| New Jersey (Class 2) | William Hughes | David Baird Sr. |
| Oregon (Class 2) | Harry Lane | Charles L. McNary |
| South Carolina (Class 2) | Benjamin Tillman | Christie Benet |
| Wisconsin (Class 3) | Paul O. Husting | Irvine Lenroot |
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
| D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
| D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
| D38 Ariz. Ran | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 Ark. (sp) Died | D40 Ind. (sp) Ran | D41 Fla. Ran | D42 Ind. (reg) Ran | D43 Maine (reg) Ran | D44 Md. Ran | D45 Miss. Ran | D46 Mo. Ran | D47 Mont. Ran | D48 Neb. Ran |
| Majority → | D49 Nev. Ran | ||||||||
| R39 Wis. Ran | R40 Wyo. Ran | D56 W.Va. Ran | D55 Va. Ran | D54 Texas Ran | D53 Tenn. Ran | D52 Ohio Ran | D51 N.Y. Retired | D50 N.J. Ran | |
| R38 Wash. Ran | R37 Vt. Ran | R36 Utah Ran | R35 R.I. Ran | R34 Pa. Retired | R33 N.D. Ran | R32 N.M. Retired | R31 Minn. Ran | R30 Mich. Ran | R29 Mass. Ran |
| R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 Calif. Retired | R26 Conn. Ran | R27 Del. Ran | R28 Maine (sp) Died |
| R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
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| D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
| D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
| D38 Ariz. Re-elected | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
| D39 Ark. (sp) Hold | D40 Del. Gain | D41 Fla. Hold | D42 Miss. Re-elected | D43 Mo. Re-elected | D44 Mont. Re-elected | D45 Neb. Re-elected | D46 Nev. Re-elected | D47 N.M. Gain | D48 Ohio Re-elected |
| Majority → | D49 R.I. Gain | ||||||||
| R39 Vt. Re-elected | R40 Wash. Re-elected | R41 W.Va. Gain | R42 Wis. Re-elected | D54 Wyo. Gain | D53 Va. Re-elected | D52 Utah Gain | D51 Texas Re-elected | D50 Tenn. Hold | |
| R38 Pa. Hold | R37 N.D. Re-elected | R36 N.Y. Gain | R35 N.J. Gain | R34 Minn. Hold | R33 Mich. Re-elected | R32 Mass. Re-elected | R31 Md. Gain | R30 Maine (sp) Hold | R29 Maine (reg) Gain |
| R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 Calif. Hold | R26 Conn. Re-elected | R27 Ind. (reg) Gain | R28 Ind. (sp) Gain[d] |
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In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1916 or before March 4, 1917; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Maine (Class 2) | Edwin C. Burleigh | Republican | 1913 | Incumbent died June 16, 1916. A new senatorelected September 11, 1916. Republican hold. |
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| Arkansas (Class 3) | James P. Clarke | Democratic | 1903 1909 1914 | Incumbent died October 1, 1916. New senatorelected November 7, 1916. Democratic hold. |
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| Indiana (Class 3) | Thomas Taggart | Democratic | 1916(appointed) | Interim appointee lost election to finish term. New senatorelected November 7, 1916. Republican gain. |
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In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1917; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Arizona | Henry F. Ashurst | Democratic | 1912(new state) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| California | John D. Works | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent retired. New senatorelected. Republican hold. |
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| Connecticut | George P. McLean | Republican | 1911 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Delaware | Henry A. du Pont | Republican | 1906(special) 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Democratic gain. |
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| Florida | Nathan P. Bryan | Democratic | 1911(appointed) 1911(late) | Incumbent lost renomination. New senatorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Indiana | John W. Kern | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Maine | Charles F. Johnson | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected September 11, 1916. Republican gain. |
Others
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| Maryland | Blair Lee I | Democratic | 1913(special) | Incumbent lost renomination.[11] New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
Others
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| Massachusetts | Henry Cabot Lodge | Republican | 1893 1899 1905 1911 | Incumbentre-elected |
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| Michigan | Charles E. Townsend | Republican | 1911 | Incumbentre-elected.[13] |
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| Minnesota | Moses E. Clapp | Republican | 1901(special) 1905 1911 | Incumbent lost renomination.[14] New senatorelected. Republican hold. |
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| Mississippi | John Sharp Williams | Democratic | 1908(early) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Missouri | James A. Reed | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Montana | Henry L. Myers | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Nebraska | Gilbert Hitchcock | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Nevada | Key Pittman | Democratic | 1913(special) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| New Jersey | James E. Martine | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| New Mexico | Thomas B. Catron | Republican | 1912(new state) | Incumbent retired. New senatorelected. Democratic gain. |
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| New York | James A. O'Gorman | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent retired. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| North Dakota | Porter J. McCumber | Republican | 1911 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Ohio | Atlee Pomerene | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbentre-elected. |
Others
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| Pennsylvania | George T. Oliver | Republican | 1909(special) 1911 | Incumbent retired. New senatorelected. Republican hold. |
Others
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| Rhode Island | Henry F. Lippitt | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Democratic gain. |
Others
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| Tennessee | Luke Lea | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senatorelected.[25] Democratic hold. |
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| Texas | Charles A. Culberson | Democratic | 1899 1905 1911 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Utah | George Sutherland | Republican | 1905 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Democratic gain. |
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| Vermont | Carroll S. Page | Republican | 1908(special) 1910 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Virginia | Claude A. Swanson | Democratic | 1910(appointed) 1911(appointed) 1912(special) | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Washington | Miles Poindexter | Republican | 1911 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| West Virginia | William E. Chilton | Democratic | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Wisconsin | Robert M. La Follette | Republican | 1905 1911 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Wyoming | Clarence D. Clark | Republican | 1911 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelected. Democratic gain. |
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Eighteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:
| State | Party of winner | Margin |
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| Indiana (special) | Republican (flip) | 1.37% |
| Indiana | Republican (flip) | 1.63% |
| Maryland | Republican (flip) | 1.7% |
| West Virginia | Republican (flip) | 1.97% |
| Missouri | Democratic | 3.12% |
| Ohio | Democratic | 3.14% |
| Connecticut | Republican | 3.93% |
| Nebraska | Democratic | 4.1% |
| Delaware | Democratic (flip) | 4.9% |
| New Mexico | Democratic (flip) | 5.06% |
| Wyoming | Democratic (flip) | 6.0% |
| Massachusetts | Republican | 6.37% |
| Nevada | Democratic | 6.53%[e] |
| Maine | Republican (flip) | 6.63% |
| Montana | Democratic | 7.66% |
| Maine (special) | Republican | 8.79% |
| Rhode Island | Democratic (flip) | 8.82% |
| Tennessee | Democratic | 9.67% |
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| Democratic | Henry F. Ashurst (incumbent) | 29,873 | 55.36 | |
| Republican | Joseph Henry Kibbey | 21,261 | 39.40 | |
| Socialist | W. S. Bradford | 2,827 | 5.24 | |
| Majority | 8,612 | 15.96 | ||
| Total votes | 53,961 | 100.00 | ||
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Three-term DemocraticSenate President pro temporeJames Paul Clarke died October 1, 1916.
DemocratWilliam F. Kirby was elected November 7, 1916, to finish the term. He served only the rest of this term,losing renomination in 1920.
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| Democratic | William F. Kirby | 110,293 | 69.27 | |
| Republican | Harmon L. Remmel | 48,922 | 30.73 | |
| Majority | 61,371 | 38.55 | ||
| Total votes | 159,215 | 100.00 | ||
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| Republican | Hiram Johnson | 574,667 | 61.09% | |
| Democratic | George S. Patton | 277,852 | 29.54% | |
| Socialist | Walter Thomas Mills | 49,341 | 5.25% | |
| Prohibition | Marshall W. Atwood | 38,797 | 4.12% | |
| Total votes | 907,900 | 100.00% | ||
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 County results Municipality resultsMcLean: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Cummings: 40–50% 50–60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | George P. McLean (inc.) | 107,020 | 50.17% | ||
| Democratic | Homer Stille Cummings | 98,649 | 46.24% | ||
| Socialist | Martin F. Plunkett | 5,279 | 2.48% | ||
| Prohibition | Wilbur G. Manchester | 1,768 | 0.83% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Otto Ruckser | 619 | 0.29% | ||
| Total votes | 213,335 | 100.00% | |||
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| Democratic | Josiah O. Wolcott | 25,434 | 49.67% | |
| Republican | Henry A. du Pont (incumbent) | 22,925 | 44.77% | |
| Progressive | Hiram R. Burton | 2,361 | 4.61% | |
| Socialist | William C. Ferris | 490 | 0.96% | |
| Total votes | 51,210 | 100.00% | ||
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| Democratic | Park Trammell | 58,391 | 82.86% | |
| Republican | William R. O'Neal | 8,774 | 12.45% | |
| Socialist | R. L. Goodwin | 3,304 | 4.69% | |
| Total votes | 70,469 | 100.00% | ||
There were two elections held November 7, 1916, due to a vacancy. The elections converted both seats from Democratic to Republican, thus marking the first time since the popular-election of Senators was mandated by theSeventeenth Amendment three years earlier that both Senate seats in a state flipped from one party to the other in a single election cycle.
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 County results Watson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Taggart: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | James Eli Watson | 335,193 | 47.66 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Taggart (incumbent) | 325,577 | 46.29 | |
| Socialist | Edward Henry | 21,626 | 3.08 | |
| Prohibition | William H. Hickman | 16,095 | 2.29 | |
| Progressive | John F. Clifford | 4,798 | 0.68 | |
| Total votes | 703,289 | 100.00 | ||
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Two-term DemocratBenjamin F. Shively wasre-elected in 1914 and served until he died March 14, 1916. DemocratThomas Taggart was appointed by GovernorSamuel Ralston on March 20 to continue the term until a November 7, 1916, special election. Taggart lost the special election to RepublicanJames Eli Watson.
Watson would finish out the term, be re-elected twice, and serve until his1932 re-election loss.
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 County results New: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Kern: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Harry Stewart New | 337,089 | 47.77% | |
| Democratic | John W. Kern (incumbent) | 325,588 | 46.14% | |
| Socialist | Joseph Zimmerman | 21,558 | 3.06% | |
| Prohibition | Elwood Haynes | 15,598 | 2.21% | |
| Progressive | John N. Dyer | 4,272 | 0.61% | |
| Socialist Labor | Ira J. Decker | 1,562 | 0.22% | |
| Total votes | 705,667 | 100.00% | ||
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One-term DemocratJohn W. Kern waselected in 1911. He lost re-election to RepublicanHarry Stewart New.
New served only untillosing renomination in 1922. Kern died on August 17, 1917, the same year he left the U.S. Senate.
There were two elections due to a vacancy. Both elections were held September 11, 1916, as Maine routinely held its annual elections in September at the time.
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 County results Fernald: 50–60% 60–70% Sillis: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Bert M. Fernald | 81,369 | 54.27% | |
| Democratic | Kenneth C. Sills | 68,201 | 45.49% | |
| Prohibition | Frederick A. Shepherd | 348 | 2.29% | |
| Others | 11 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 149,929 | 100.00% | ||
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One-term RepublicanEdwin C. Burleigh waselected in 1913, and died June 16, 1916. RepublicanBert M. Fernald was elected September 12, 1916, to finish the term.
Fernand would later be re-elected twice and serve until his 1926 death.
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 County results Hale: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Johnson: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Frederick Hale | 79,481 | 52.72% | |
| Democratic | Charles F. Johnson (incumbent) | 69,486 | 46.09% | |
| Socialist | James F. Carey | 1,510 | 1.00% | |
| Prohibition | Arthur C. Johnson | 279 | 0.19% | |
| Write-in | 7 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 150,763 | 100.00% | ||
One-term DemocratCharles Fletcher Johnson waselected in 1911. He lost re-election to RepublicanFrederick Hale.
Hale would later be re-elected three times and serve until his 1935 retirement.
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 County results France: 40–50% 50–60% Lewis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Joseph I. France | 113,662 | 49.32% |  12.34 | |
| Democratic | David John Lewis | 109,740 | 47.62% |  9.13 | |
| Prohibition | James W. Frizzell | 3,325 | 1.44% | 0.23 | |
| Socialist | Sylvester L. Young | 2,590 | 1.12% | 0.29 | |
| Labor | Robert E. Long | 1,143 | 0.50% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 230,460 | 100.00% | |||
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 County results Lodge: 50–60% 60–70% Fitzgerald: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) | 267,177 | 51.68% | |
| Democratic | John F. Fitzgerald | 234,238 | 45.31% | |
| Socialist | William N. McDonald | 15,558 | 3.01% | |
| Write-in | All others | 26 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 516,999 | 100.00% | ||
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 County results Townsend: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Price: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Charles E. Townsend (incumbent) | 364,657 | 56.34% | ||
| Democratic | Lawrence Price | 257,954 | 39.85% | ||
| Socialist | Edward O. Foss | 15,614 | 2.41% | ||
| Prohibition | John Y. Johnston | 7,569 | 1.17% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Herman Richter | 924 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | Henry Ford (write-in) | 566 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 677,284 | 100.00% | |||
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 County results Kellogg: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Lawler: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Frank B. Kellogg | 185,159 | 48.58% | |
| Democratic | Daniel W. Lawler | 117,541 | 30.84% | |
| Prohibition | W. G. Calderwood | 78,425 | 20.58% | |
| Total votes | 381,125 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 67,618 | 17.74% | ||
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| Democratic | John Sharp Williams (incumbent) | 74,290 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 74,290 | 100 | ||
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| Democratic | James A. Reed (incumbent) | 396,166 | 50.56% | |
| Republican | Walter S. Dickey | 371,710 | 47.44% | |
| Socialist | Kate Richards O'Hare | 14,654 | 1.87% | |
| Socialist Labor | Joseph Scheidler | 962 | 0.12% | |
| Total votes | 783,492 | 100.00% | ||
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| Democratic | Henry L. Myers (incumbent) | 85,585 | 51.06% | |
| Republican | Charles N. Pray | 72,753 | 43.40% | |
| Socialist | Henry La Beau | 9,292 | 5.54% | |
| Total votes | 167,630 | 100.00% | ||
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 County results Hitchcock: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Kennedy: 40–50% 50–60% Tie: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | Gilbert Hitchcock (incumbent) | 143,082 | 49.98% | |
| Republican | John L. Kennedy | 131,359 | 45.88% | |
| Socialist | E. E. Olmstead | 7,425 | 2.59% | |
| Prohibition | D. B. Gilbert | 4,429 | 1.55% | |
| Total votes | 286,295 | 100.00% | ||
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 County results Pittman: 30–40% 40–50% Platt: 30–40% 40–50% Miller: 30–40% 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | Key Pittman (incumbent) | 12,765 | 38.81% | |
| Republican | Samuel Platt | 10,618 | 32.28% | |
| Socialist | Ashley Grant Miller | 9,507 | 28.91% | |
| Total votes | 32,890 | 100.00% | ||
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 County results Martine: 40–50% 50–60% Frelinghuysen: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Joseph S. Frelinghuysen Sr. | 244,715 | 55.99% | |
| Democratic | James E. Martine (incumbent) | 170,019 | 38.90% | |
| Socialist | William C. Doughty | 13,358 | 3.06% | |
| Prohibition | Livingston Barbour | 7,178 | 0.11% | |
| Socialist Labor | Rudolph Katz | 1,826 | 0.42% | |
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 County results Jones: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hubbell: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | Andrieus A. Jones | 33,981 | 51.01% | |
| Republican | Frank A. Hubbell | 30,609 | 45.95% | |
| Socialist | W. P. Metcalf | 2,028 | 3.04% | |
| Total votes | 66,618 | 100.00% | ||
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 County results Calder: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Patton: 40-50% 50-60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | William M. Calder | 839,314 | 54.32% | |
| Democratic | William F. McCombs | 605,933 | 39.22% | |
| Socialist | Joseph D. Cannon | 61,167 | 3.96% | |
| Prohibition | D. Leigh Colvin | 19,302 | 1.25% | |
| Progressive | Bainbridge Colby | 15,339 | 0.99% | |
| Socialist Labor | August Gillhaus | 4,086 | 0.26% | |
| Total votes | 1,545,141 | 100.00% | ||
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 County results McCumber: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Burke: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Porter J. McCumber (inc.) | 57,714 | 53.85% | |
| Democratic | John Burke | 40,988 | 38.24% | |
| Socialist | E. R. Fry | 8,472 | 7.90% | |
| Majority | 16,726 | 15.61% | ||
| Total votes | 107,174 | 100.00% | ||
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| Democratic | Atlee Pomerene (incumbent) | 571,488 | 49.26% | |
| Republican | Myron Herrick | 535,391 | 46.15% | |
| Socialist | C. E. Ruthenberg | 38,186 | 3.29% | |
| Prohibition | Aaron S. Watkins | 12,060 | 1.04% | |
| Independent | Jacob Coxey | 2,965 | 0.26% | |
| Total votes | 1,160,091 | 100.00% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||
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 County results Gerry: 50–60% Lippitt: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | Peter G. Gerry | 47,048 | 52.94% | ||
| Republican | Henry F. Lippitt (incumbent) | 39,211 | 44.12% | ||
| Socialist | Frederick W. Hurst | 1,996 | 2.25% | ||
| Prohibition | Frank J. Sibley | 454 | 0.51% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Peter McDermott | 168 | 0.19% | ||
| Total votes | 88,877 | 100.00% | |||
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 County results McKellar: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Hooper: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | Kenneth McKellar (incumbent) | 143,718 | 54.42% | ||
| Republican | Ben W. Hooper | 118,174 | 44.75% | ||
| Socialist | H. H. Magnum | 2,193 | 0.83% | ||
| Total votes | 264,085 | 100.00% | |||
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Incumbent DemocratCharles Culberson survived a challenge from former GovernorOscar Colquitt in the Democratic primary, then easily won the general election.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Charles A. Culberson (incumbent) | 303,035 | 81.30% | |
| Republican | Alex W. Atcheson | 48,788 | 13.09% | |
| Socialist | Thomas A. Hickey | 18,616 | 4.99% | |
| Prohibition | Edward H. Conibear | 2,319 | 0.62% | |
| Total votes | 372,758 | 100.00% | ||
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 County results King: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Sutherland: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Democratic | William H. King | 81,057 | 56.92% | |
| Republican | George Sutherland (incumbent) | 56,862 | 39.93% | |
| Socialist | Christian Poulson | 4,497 | 3.16% | |
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 County results Municipality resultsPage: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% Miller: 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Carroll S. Page (inc.) | 47,362 | 74.4 | ||
| Democratic | Oscar C. Miller | 14,956 | 23.5 | ||
| Socialist | Norman E. Greenslet | 1,336 | 2.1 | ||
| Total votes | 63,654 | 100 | |||
The1916 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 1916.[68] It was the seconddirect election for the U.S. Senate to take place in Vermont following the ratification of theSeventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the first for Vermont'sClass I seat. The incumbent, RepublicanCarroll S. Page successfully ran for re-election to a second full term.[69]
In the primary election, which was held on September 11, Page gained re-nomination by winning 62 percent of the vote to defeat former governorAllen M. Fletcher (20.3) and current governorCharles W. Gates (17.7).[70]
With the Republican Party dominant in Vermont, as it had been since its founding in the 1850s, Democratic candidate Oscar C. Miller was little more than a token opponent for Page.[71] In the general election, Page defeated Miller 74.4 percent to 23.5.[69]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Claude A. Swanson (incumbent) | 133,061 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 133,061 | 100.00 | ||
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 County results Poindexter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Turner: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
| Majority | 66,948 | 18.33 | ||
| Total votes | 365,188 | 100.00 | ||
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 County results Sutherland: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Chilton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Howard Sutherland | 144,243 | 50.14 | |
| Democratic | William E. Chilton (incumbent) | 138,585 | 48.17 | |
| Socialist | G. A. Gneiser | 4,881 | 1.70 | |
| Majority | 5,658 | 1.97 | ||
| Total votes | 287,709 | 100.00 | ||
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 County results La Follette: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Wolfe: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Republican | Robert M. La Follette (incumbent) | 249,906 | 59.23 | |
| Democratic | William F. Wolfe | 134,611 | 31.90 | |
| Socialist | Richard Elsner | 28,908 | 6.85 | |
| Prohibition | Charles L. Hill | 8,528 | 2.02 | |
| Majority | 115,295 | 27.32 | ||
| Total votes | 421,953 | 100.00 | ||
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| Democratic | John B. Kendrick | 26,324 | 51.47 | |
| Republican | Clarence D. Clark (incumbent) | 23,258 | 45.47 | |
| Socialist | Paul L. Paulsen | 1,334 | 2.61 | |
| Prohibition | Arthur B. Campbell | 231 | 0.45 | |
| Majority | 3,066 | 5.99 | ||
| Total votes | 51,147 | 100.00 | ||
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