The 1914 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
Wesley Livsey Jones was re-elected to a second term in office in a three-way race with William Wilson Black and
Ole Hanson. This election was the first time since
1891
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Paying of old age pensions begins in Germany.
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that an incumbent Republican Senator from Washington was re-elected or won re-election.
Blanket primary
Candidates
Democratic
*William Wilson Black
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George F. Cotterill
George Fletcher Cotterill (18 November 1865 – 13 October 1958), born in Oxford, England, was an American civil servant and politician. His public career in Seattle and the state of Washington lasted over 40 years; Cotterill was a Georgist pro ...
, former Mayor of Seattle
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George Turner, former U.S. Senator
Progressive
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Jacob Falconer
Jacob Alexander Falconer (January 26, 1869 – July 1, 1928) was a one-term congressman from the state of Washington, elected at-large in 1912.
Early years
Born in Ontario, Canada, Falconer moved with his parents to Saugatuck, Michigan, in 1 ...
, U.S. Representative at-large and former Speaker of the
Washington House of Representatives
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Ole Hanson, former State Representative from Seattle (1908–1909)
Republican
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Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent Senator since 1909
Socialist
*Adam H. Barth
Results
General election
Candidates
* Adam H. Barth (Socialist)
* Arthur S. Caton (Prohibition)
* William Wilson Black (Democratic)
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Ole Hanson, former State Representative from Seattle (Progressive)
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Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1909 (Republican)
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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