The 1916 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent
Republican
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Political ideology
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Miles Poindexter
Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican and briefly a Progressive Party 1912 (United States), Progressive, he served one term as a United States ...
was for a second term in office over Democratic former Senator
George Turner and Socialist Bruce Rogers.
Primary elections were held on September 12.
Poindexter overcame a strong primary challenge from U.S. Representative
William E. Humphrey and college president
Enoch Albert Bryan.
Republican primary
Candidates
*Mrs. John B. Allen, widow of the late Senator
John B. Allen
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Enoch Albert Bryan, president of
Washington State College
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant univer ...
*Schuyler Duryee
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William E. Humphrey, U.S. Representative from Seattle
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Miles Poindexter
Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican and briefly a Progressive Party 1912 (United States), Progressive, he served one term as a United States ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1911
*William Alvin Spalding
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Robert Bridges, Commissioner of the Port of Seattle
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George Turner, former U.S. Senator (1897–1903)
Results
Progressive primary
Candidates
*Walter J. Thompson
Results
Thompson was unopposed for the Progressive nomination.
General election
Results
See also
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1916 United States Senate elections
References
{{United States Senate elections
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Events
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Washington
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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.
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