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The 1914 United States Senate special election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1914. Incumbent Senator
Benjamin F. Shively Benjamin Franklin Shively (March 20, 1857 – March 14, 1916) was an United States of America, American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Representative (1884 to 1885 and 1887 to 1893) and United States Senate, Senator (190 ...
was re-elected to a second term in office over
Hugh Thomas Miller Hugh Thomas Miller (March 21, 1867 – May 26, 1947) was a politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. Between 1905 and 1909, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. Life Hugh Miller was born in Johnson County in Indiana. In 1888, he gradu ...
and
Albert J. Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (October 6, 1862 – April 27, 1927) was an American historian and US senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Abraham Linco ...
. This was the first popular election for United States Senator held in Indiana, as required by the
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 wh ...
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General election


Candidates

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Albert J. Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (October 6, 1862 – April 27, 1927) was an American historian and US senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Abraham Linco ...
, former Republican U.S. Senator (Progressive) *Sumner W. Haynes (Prohibition) *James Matthews (Socialist Labor) *
Hugh Thomas Miller Hugh Thomas Miller (March 21, 1867 – May 26, 1947) was a politician from the U.S. state of Indiana. Between 1905 and 1909, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. Life Hugh Miller was born in Johnson County in Indiana. In 1888, he gradu ...
, director of the Union Trust Company and former Lieutenant Governor (Republican) *Stephen N. Reynolds (Socialist) *
Benjamin F. Shively Benjamin Franklin Shively (March 20, 1857 – March 14, 1916) was an United States of America, American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Representative (1884 to 1885 and 1887 to 1893) and United States Senate, Senator (190 ...
, incumbent Senator since 1909 (Democratic)


Results


See also

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1914 United States Senate elections The 1914 United States Senate elections, with the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, 17th Amendment in 1913, was the first time that all seats up for election were popularly elected instead of chosen by t ...


References

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Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...