The 1914 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 3, 1914.
Incumbent Senator
Frank B. Brandegee
Frank Bosworth Brandegee (July 8, 1864October 14, 1924) was a United States representative and senator from Connecticut.
Early life and education
Brandegee was born in New London, Connecticut, on July 8, 1864. He was the son of Augustus Brand ...
was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Representative
Augustine Lonergan
Augustine John Lonergan (May 20, 1874October 18, 1947) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Connecticut. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a senator from 1933 to 1939.
Biography
Lonergan was born in Thompson, Connect ...
.
General election
Candidates
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Simeon E. Baldwin, Governor of Connecticut (Democratic)
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Frank B. Brandegee
Frank Bosworth Brandegee (July 8, 1864October 14, 1924) was a United States representative and senator from Connecticut.
Early life and education
Brandegee was born in New London, Connecticut, on July 8, 1864. He was the son of Augustus Brand ...
, incumbent Senator since 1905 (Republican)
*Frederick Platt (Prohibition)
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Herbert Smith
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(Progressive)
*George Spiess (Socialist)
*Clarence Warner (Socialist Labor)
Results
See also
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1914 United States Senate elections
The 1914 United States Senate elections were held on November 3, 1914. These were the first regularly scheduled elections held following the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, which required that ...
References
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1914
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Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
United States Senate
The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...