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1914 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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1914 United States Senate election in Connecticut

← 1909 November 3, 1914 1920 →
 
Nominee Frank B. Brandegee Simeon E. Baldwin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 216,792 131,824
Percentage 49.8% 42.1%

Brandegee:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Baldwin:      40–50%      50–60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Frank B. Brandegee
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank B. Brandegee
Republican

The 1914 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 3, 1914.

Incumbent Senator Frank B. Brandegee was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Representative Augustine Lonergan.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1914 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank B. Brandegee (incumbent) 89,983 49.77%
Democratic Simeon E. Baldwin 76,081 42.08%
Progressive Herbert Smith 6,853 3.79%
Socialist George Spiess 5,890 3.26%
Prohibition Frederick Platt 1,356 0.75%
Socialist Labor Clarence Warner 650 0.36%
Majority 13,902 7.69%
Total votes 180,813 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CT US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1914". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 19, 2017.