1914 United States Senate election in Iowa

1914 United States Senate election in Iowa

November 2, 1914

Nominee Albert B. Cummins Maurice Connolly Otis Spurgeon Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 205,832 167,251 24,490 Percentage 48.19% 39.16% 5.73%

Results by county Cummins:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Connolly:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Albert B. Cummins Republican Elected U.S. senator Albert B. Cummins Republican

The 1914 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Senator Albert B. Cummins was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Maurice Connolly and Otis Spurgeon.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Albert B. Cummins, incumbent Senator since 1908
• Arthur C. Savage, State Senator from Adair

Results

1914 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert B. Cummins (inc.)	91,582	64.61%
	Republican	Arthur C. Savage	50,125	35.37%
	Write-in		29	0.02%
Total votes			141,736	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Maurice Connolly, U.S. Representative from Dubuque
• Edwin T. Meredith, farmer and publisher of Successful Farming

Results

1914 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maurice Connolly	43,726	55.35%
	Democratic	Edwin T. Meredith	35,269	44.64%
	Write-in		4	0.01%
Total votes			78,999	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• M. L. Christian (Prohibition)
• Maurice Connolly, U.S. Representative from Dubuque (Democratic)
• Albert B. Cummins, incumbent Senator since 1908 (Republican)
• I. S. McCullis (Socialist)
• Casper Schenk (Progressive)
• Otis Spurgeon (Independent)

Results

1914 United States Senate election in Iowa[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert B. Cummins (inc.)	205,832	48.19%
	Democratic	Maurice Connolly	167,251	39.16%
	Independent	Otis Spurgeon	24,490	5.73%
	Progressive	Casper Schenk	15,058	3.53%
	Socialist	I. S. McCullis	8,462	1.98%
	Prohibition	M. L. Christian	6,009	1.41%
Total votes			427,102	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1914 United States Senate elections

Notes

References

1. Iowa Official Register, 1915–16 (PDF). p. 651.
2. Iowa Official Register, 1915–16 (PDF). p. 654.
3. Iowa Official Register, 1915–16 (PDF). p. 514.