1916 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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The 1916 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator George T. Oliver was not a candidate for re-election.
The Republican nominee, Philander C. Knox, defeated Democratic nominee Ellis C. Orvis.
General election
Candidates
- Herbert T. Ames, Williamsport attorney (Prohibition)
- Charles W. Ervin (Socialist)
- Philander C. Knox, former U.S. Senator and United States Secretary of State (Republican)
- Robert Colvin Macauley Jr. (Single Tax)
- Ellis L. Orvis, Bellefonte attorney and retired Centre County judge (Democratic)
- William H. Thomas (Socialist Labor)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Philander C. Knox | 680,451 | 56.31% | |
Democratic
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Ellis L. Orvis | 450,112 | 37.25% | |
Socialist | Charles W. Ervin | 45,385 | 3.76% | |
Prohibition
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Herbert T. Ames | 30,089 | 2.49% | |
Single Tax | Robert Colvin Macauley Jr. | 1,387 | 0.12% | |
Socialist Labor | William H. Thomas | 1,022 | 0.09% | |
Total votes | 1,208,446 | 100.00% |
Aftermath
Knox subsequently died in October 1921, during his first term,[2] and William E. Crow was appointed to fill the vacancy. Crow then also died before the expiration of the term, in August 1922.[3]
elected to complete the rest of the term expiring in March 1923 and to a full six-year term in his own right on the same day.[4]
References
- ^ "PA US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "KNOX, Philander Chase, (1853 - 1921)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "CROW, William Evans, (1870 - 1922)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ "REED, David Aiken, (1880 - 1953)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved July 5, 2012.