The 1914 United States Senate special election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1914. Incumbent Senator Benjamin F. Shively was re-elected to a second term in office over Hugh Thomas Miller and Albert J. Beveridge. This was the first popular election for United States Senator held in Indiana, as required by the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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![]() County results Shively: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Miller: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Beveridge: 30-40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
- Albert J. Beveridge, former Republican U.S. Senator (Progressive)
- Sumner W. Haynes (Prohibition)
- James Matthews (Socialist Labor)
- Hugh Thomas Miller, director of the Union Trust Company and former Lieutenant Governor (Republican)
- Stephen N. Reynolds (Socialist)
- Benjamin F. Shively, incumbent Senator since 1909 (Democratic)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Benjamin F. Shively (incumbent) | 272,249 | 42.14% | |
Republican | Hugh Thomas Miller | 226,766 | 35.10% | |
Progressive | Albert Beveridge | 108,581 | 16.81% | |
Socialist | Stephen N. Reynolds | 21,719 | 3.36% | |
Prohibition | Sumner W. Haynes | 13,860 | 2.15% | |
Socialist Labor | James Matthews | 2,884 | 0.45% | |
Total votes | 703,289 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
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