1916 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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.
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Knox died in October 1921, during his first term,[1] and William E. Crow was appointed to fill the vacancy. Crow, however, also died before the expiration of the term, in August 1922.[2] David A. Reed was appointed to fill the vacancy created by Crow's death, and was subsequently 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.[3]
Major candidates
Democratic
- Ellis L. Orvis
Republican
- Philander C. Knox, former U.S. Senator and United States Secretary of State
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Philander C. Knox | 680,451 | 56.31 | |
| Democratic | Ellis L. Orvis | 450,112 | 37.25 | |
| Socialist | Charles W. Ervin | 45,385 | 3.76 | |
| Prohibition | 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 | ||
References
- "KNOX, Philander Chase, (1853 - 1921)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "CROW, William Evans, (1870 - 1922)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "REED, David Aiken, (1880 - 1953)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- "PA US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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