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1916 United States Senate election in Florida

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1916 United States Senate election in Florida

← 1911 November 7, 1916 1922 →
 
Nominee Park Trammell William R. O'Neal
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 58,391 8,774
Percentage 82.86% 12.45%

County results
Trammell:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election

Nathan Philemon Bryan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Park Trammell
Democratic

The 1916 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 7, 1916.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Nathan Philemon Bryan ran for re-election to a second term in office,[1] but lost the Democratic nomination to Governor of Florida Park Trammell. Trammell easily won the general election.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1916 U.S. Senate election in Florida[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Park Trammell 58,391 82.86%
Republican William R. O'Neal 8,774 12.45%
Socialist R. L. Goodwin 3,304 4.69%
Total votes 70,469 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ United States Congress. "1916 United States Senate election in Florida (id: B000992)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1917). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1916" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. ^ "FL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 10, 2020.