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Third-party Candidates
This article contains (a) a list of third-party and independent performances in U.S. Senate elections; and (b) a list of third-party and independent performances in U.S. state legislative elections. Statistics Note: Prior to the passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913, most states did not hold direct elections to the Senate. List of third-party and independent performances in U.S. presidential elections List of third-party and independent performances in U.S. gubernatorial elections List of third-party and independent performances in U.S. Senate elections Listed below are Senate elections since 1905 in which a third party or independent candidate won at least 5.0% of the vote. Winners are shown in bold. Senate elections (by legislature) Prior to the passage of the 17th Amendment, most states did not hold direct elections to the Senate, with senators instead being elected by the state legislatures. The results listed below are cases in which a third-party candidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventeenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment (Amendment XVII) to the United States Constitution established the direct election of United States senators in each state. The amendment supersedes Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures. It also alters the procedure for filling vacancies in the Senate, allowing for state legislatures to permit their governors to make temporary appointments until a special election can be held. The amendment was proposed by the 62nd Congress in 1912 and became part of the Constitution on April 8, 1913, on ratification by three-quarters (36) of the state legislatures. Sitting senators were not affected until their existing terms expired. The transition began with two special elections in Georgia and Maryland, then in earnest with the November 1914 election; it was complete on March 4, 1919, when the senators chosen by the November 1918 election took office. Text Background Original com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 United States Senate Election In Arizona
The 1914 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on Tuesday November 3, Incumbent United States Senator Marcus Aurelius Smith was reelected to a second term defeating state senator Don Lorenzo Hubbell, the Republican nominee, in the general election by a wide margin. Several third party candidates also ran in the election including former Prohibition Party presidential candidate Eugene W. Chafin, Socialist nominee Bert Davis Socialist, and Progressive nominee J. Bernard Nelson. Democratic primary Candidates * Marcus A. Smith, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1912 * Reese M. Ling, attorney Results Republican primary Candidates * Don Lorenzo Hubbell, State Senator General election See also * 1914 United States Senate elections References {{DEFAULTSORT:United States Senate election in Arizona, 1914 1914 Arizona United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Represe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Murdock
Victor Murdock (March 18, 1871 – July 8, 1945) was an American politician and newspaper editor who served as a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Life Victor Murdock was born March 18, 1871, in Burlingame, Kansas to Marshall Murdock, editor of the Osage County Chronicle, and Victoria Mayberry Murdock. In 1872, the family moved to Wichita, where Victor Murdock received his common school education, began learning the printing trade, and at age 15 became a reporter. In 1890, he married Mary Pearl Allen, spent some time in Chicago where he worked on the Inter-Ocean, and then in 1894 became managing editor of the Wichita Eagle until 1903. In 1892 he reported on Representative and future president William McKinley's campaign for governor of Ohio. Murdock was covering the Kansas legislature when he decided to run for a vacancy in the United States House of Representatives and was elected to follow Chester I. Long, who had resigned to take a Senate seat, on May 26, 1903, taking offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 United States Senate Election In Kansas
The 1914 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 3, 1914. This was the first election held after the passage of the 17th Amendment, which requires all United States Senators to be elected by popular vote. Republican primary Candidates * Charles Curtis, former senator * Joseph Little Bristow, incumbent Senator * Henry H. Tucker, Jr., oil businessman * A.M. Harvey, attorney, former lieutenant governor, and veteran of the Spanish–American War Results Democratic Party * George A. Neeley, U.S. Representative from Kansas's 7th congressional district Progressive Party * Victor Murdock, U.S. Representative from Kansas's 8th congressional district Results See also * United States Senate elections, 1914 References {{1914 United States elections Kansas 1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 United States Senate Election In Iowa
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. The United States Senate and the lower chamber of Congress, the United States House of Representatives, comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Together, the Senate and the House maintain authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm U.S. presidential appointments, approve or reject treaties, and try cases of impeachment brought by the House. The Senate and the House provide a check and balance on the powers of the executive and judicial branches of government. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. Each of the 50 states is represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years; in total, the Senate consists of 100 members. From 1789 to 1913, each senator was appointed by the state legislature of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
