1914 United States Senate election in California
The 1914 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1914. Incumbent Republican Senator George Clement Perkins did not run for re-election.
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In a three-way race, Democratic former Mayor of San Francisco James Duval Phelan defeated Progressive attorney Francis J. Heney and Republican U.S. Representative Joseph R. Knowland
Candidates
- Francis J. Heney (Progressive), former Attorney General for the Arizona Territory
- James Duval Phelan (Democratic), former Mayor of San Francisco
- Joseph R. Knowland (Republican), U.S. Representative from Oakland
- Ernest Untermann (Socialist), nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1908
- Frederick F. Wheeler (Prohibition), nominee for California's 7th congressional district in 1902
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | James Duval Phelan | 279,896 | 31.59% | |
| Progressive | Francis J. Heney | 255,232 | 28.81% | |
| Republican | Joseph R. Knowland | 254,159 | 28.69% | |
| Socialist | Ernest Untermann | 56,805 | 6.41% | |
| Prohibition | Frederick F. Wheeler | 39,921 | 4.51% | |
| Total votes | 886,013 | 100.00% | ||
See also
References
- "CA US Senate, 1914". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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