1916 United States Senate election in Missouri

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.

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

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.