The 1914 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1914. Incumbent
Republican Senator
Isaac Stephenson
Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829March 15, 1918) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Wisconsin as both a United States representative and a United States senator.
He was born in the community of Yorkton, near Fred ...
did not run for re-election.
Democratic State Senator
Paul O. Husting narrowly defeated Republican Governor
Francis E. McGovern
Francis Edward McGovern (January 21, 1866 – May 16, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1911 to 1915. In 1911 especially he sponsored a major series of progressive achie ...
. Socialist former Mayor of Milwaukee
Emil Seidel
Emil Seidel (December 13, 1864 – June 24, 1947) was a prominent German-American politician. Seidel was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. The first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States, Seidel became the Vice Presidential ...
ran a strong third. This was the first Wisconsin Senate election to be held by a popular vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Paul O. Husting, State Senator from Dodge County
*Thomas Kearney
Results
General election
Candidates
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Paul O. Husting, State Senator from Dodge County (Democratic)
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Francis E. McGovern
Francis Edward McGovern (January 21, 1866 – May 16, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician from Wisconsin. He served as the 22nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1911 to 1915. In 1911 especially he sponsored a major series of progressive achie ...
, Governor of Wisconsin (Republican)
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Emil Seidel
Emil Seidel (December 13, 1864 – June 24, 1947) was a prominent German-American politician. Seidel was the mayor of Milwaukee from 1910 to 1912. The first Socialist mayor of a major city in the United States, Seidel became the Vice Presidential ...
, former Mayor of Milwaukee (Socialist)
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Charles L. Hill
Charles Lewis Hill (September 5, 1869 – June 1, 1957) was an American politician who, during 1910s, received the Prohibition Party nominations for Wisconsin governor and senator.
Biography
Hill was born in Rosendale, Wisconsin. He attended the ...
, nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1912 (Prohibition)
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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United States Senate elections in Wisconsin