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1916 United States Senate election in Missouri

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1916 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1911 November 7, 1916 1922 →
 
Nominee James A. Reed Walter S. Dickey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 396,166 371,710
Percentage 50.56% 47.44%

Results by county
Reed:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
     80–90%
Dickey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
     80–90%

U.S. senator before election

James A. Reed
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James A. Reed
Democratic

The 1916 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James A. Reed was re-elected to a second term over Republican Walter S. Dickey.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1916 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James A. Reed (incumbent) 152,968 78.75%
Democratic Lawrence A. Martin 41,287 21.25%
Total votes 194,255 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1916 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter S. Dickey 97,130 51.30%
Republican Thomas J. Akins 56,324 29.75%
Republican Nathan Frank 35,901 18.96%
Total votes 189,355 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1916 U.S. Senate election in Missouri[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James A. Reed (incumbent) 396,166 50.56%
Republican Walter S. Dickey 371,710 47.44%
Socialist Kate Richards O'Hare 14,654 1.87%
Socialist Labor Joseph Scheidler 962 0.12%
Total votes 783,492 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.