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1914 United States Senate elections
← 1912/13 November 3, 1914 1916 →
34 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate
49 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John W. Kern[a] Jacob H. Gallinger[a]
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat Indiana New Hampshire
Seats before 50 44
Seats won 19 15
Seats after 53 41
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Seats up 16 18
  Third party
 
Party Progressive
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seats after 1
Seat change Steady
Seats up 0
Results including special elections
     Democratic gains      Republican gains
     Democratic holds      Republican holds
Majority conference chairman before election

John W. Kern
Democratic

Elected Majority conference chairman

John W. Kern
Democratic

The United States Senate elections of 1914, with the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, were the first time that all seats up for election were popularly elected instead of chosen by their state legislatures. These elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson's first term.

Gains and losses

Three seats held by Republicans were won by Democrats:

One incumbent senator, not up for re-election, later changed from Progressive to Republican.

Senate Party Division, 64th Congress (1915–1917)

  • Majority Party: Democratic (55 seats)
  • Minority Party: Republican (41 seats)
  • Other Parties: 0
  • Total Seats: 96

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections

At the beginning of 1914.

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
Ran 		D37
Ran 		D36
Ran 		D35
Ran 		D34 D33 D32 D31 D30 D29
D39
Ran 		D40
Ran 		D41
Ran 		D42
Ran 		D43
Ran 		D44
Ran 		D45
Ran 		D46
Ran 		D47
Ran 		D48
Retired
Majority →
R39
Ran 		R40
Ran 		R41
Ran 		R42
Retired 		R43
Retired 		R44
Retired 		P1 V1 D50
Retired 		D49
Retired
R38
Ran 		R37
Ran 		R36
Ran 		R35
Ran 		R34
Ran 		R33
Ran 		R32
Ran 		R31
Ran 		R30
Ran 		R29
Ran
R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27
Ran 		R28
Ran
R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8

Result of the general elections

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
Re-elected 		D37
Re-elected 		D36
Re-elected 		D35
Re-elected 		D34 D33 D32 D31 D30 D29
D39
Re-elected 		D40
Re-elected 		D41
Re-elected 		D42
Re-elected 		D43
Re-elected 		D44
Re-elected 		D45
Re-elected 		D46
Re-elected 		D47
Re-elected 		D48
Hold
Majority →
R39
Hold 		R40
Hold 		R41
Hold 		P1 V1 D53
Gain 		D52
Gain 		D51
Gain 		D50
Hold 		D49
Hold
R38
Re-elected 		R37
Re-elected 		R36
Re-elected 		R35
Re-elected 		R34
Re-elected 		R33
Re-elected 		R32
Re-elected 		R31
Re-elected 		R30
Re-elected 		R29
Re-elected
R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27
Re-elected 		R28
Re-elected
R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8

Beginning of the next Congress

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 D37 D36 D35 D34 D33 D32 D31 D30 D29
D39 D40 D41 D42 D43 D44 D45 D46 D47 D48
Majority → D49
R39 R40 R41
Change 		D55
Gain 		D54
Gain 		D53 D52 D51 D50
R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R30 R29
R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28
R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8

Beginning of the first session

[data missing]

Key:
D# Democratic
P# Progressive
R# Republican
V# Vacant

Summary of races

Special elections during the 63rd Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated once elected and qualified; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Alabama
(Class 3) 		Vacant Joseph F. Johnston (D) died August 8, 1913.
New senator elected May 11, 1914.
Democratic hold.
Georgia
(Class 2) 		William West Democratic 1914 (Appointed) Appointee retired.
New senator elected November 3, 1914.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky
(Class 3) 		Johnson N. Camden Jr. Democratic 1914 (Appointed) Interim appointee elected November 3, 1914.
Winner did not run for the next term, see below.

Races leading to the 64th Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1915; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Alabama Francis S. White Democratic 1914 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Democratic hold.
Arizona Marcus A. Smith Democratic 1912 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas James Paul Clarke Democratic 1903
1909 		Incumbent re-elected.
California George Clement Perkins Republican 1893 (Appointed)
1895 (Special)
1897
1903
1909 		Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.
Colorado Charles S. Thomas Democratic 1913 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut Frank B. Brandegee Republican 1905 (Special)
1909 		Incumbent re-elected.
Florida Duncan U. Fletcher Democratic 1909 (Appointed)
1909 (Special) 		Incumbent re-elected.
Georgia M. Hoke Smith Democratic 1911 (Special). Incumbent re-elected.
Idaho James H. Brady Republican 1913 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois Lawrence Y. Sherman Republican 1913 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana Benjamin F. Shively Democratic 1909 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa Albert B. Cummins Republican 1908 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas Joseph L. Bristow Republican 1909 Incumbent lost renomination.
New senator elected.[15]
Republican hold.
Kentucky Johnson N. Camden Jr. Democratic 1914 (Appointed)
1914 (Special) 		Interim appointee retired.
New senator elected.
Democratic hold.
Louisiana John Thornton Democratic 1910 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Democratic hold.
Maryland John W. Smith Democratic 1908 (Special)
1908 		Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri William J. Stone Democratic 1903
1909 		Incumbent re-elected.
Nevada Francis G. Newlands Democratic 1909 Incumbent re-elected.
New Hampshire Jacob Gallinger Republican 1891
1897
1903
1909 		Incumbent re-elected.
New York Elihu Root Republican 1909 Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Republican hold.
North Carolina Lee Slater Overman Democratic 1903
1909 		Incumbent re-elected.
North Dakota Asle Gronna Republican 1911 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio Theodore E. Burton Republican 1909 Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Republican hold.
Oklahoma Thomas Gore Democratic 1907 (New state)
1909 		Incumbent re-elected.
Oregon George Chamberlain Democratic 1909 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania Boies Penrose Republican 1897
1903
1909 		Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina Ellison D. Smith Democratic 1909 Incumbent re-elected.
South Dakota Coe I. Crawford Republican 1909 Incumbent lost renomination.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.
Utah Reed Smoot Republican 1903
1909 		Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont William P. Dillingham Republican 1900 (Special)
1902
1908 		Incumbent re-elected.
Washington Wesley Livsey Jones Republican 1909 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin Isaac Stephenson Republican 1907 (Special)
1909 		Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b as Conference Chairman

References

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