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
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Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was an American attorney and Republican politician from Kansas who served as the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under Herbert Hoover. He had served as the Sena ...
, former senator
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Joseph Little Bristow, incumbent Senator
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Henry H. Tucker, Jr., oil businessman
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A.M. Harvey, attorney, former lieutenant governor, and veteran of the Spanish–American War
Results
Democratic Party
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George A. Neeley
George Arthur Neeley (August 1, 1879January 1, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.
Born in Detroit, Illinois, Neeley attended public schools in Joplin, Missouri and Wellston, Oklahoma. He earned a B.S. from Southwestern Baptist Univ ...
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U.S. Representative
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
Kansas's 7th congressional district
Kansas's 7th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in the state of Kansas is a defunct congressional district
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or ...
Progressive Party
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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 ...
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U.S. Representative
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
Kansas's 8th congressional district
Kansas's 8th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives was a congressional district in the state of Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is ...
Results
See also
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United States Senate elections, 1914
The 1914 United States Senate elections, with the ratification of the 17th Amendment in 1913, was the first time that all seats up for election were popularly elected instead of chosen by their state legislatures. These elections occurred in the ...
References
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Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
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 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...
1914 Kansas elections