1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
November 3, 1914
 
Nominee Boies Penrose Gifford Pinchot A. Mitchell Palmer
Party Republican Progressive Democratic
Popular vote 519,810 269,265 266,436
Percentage 46.76% 24.22% 23.97%
County results
Penrose:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Pinchot:      30–40%      40–50%
Palmer:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Senator before election

Boies Penrose
Republican

Elected Senator

Boies Penrose
Republican

The 1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Boies Penrose won re-election against Gifford Pinchot and A. Mitchell Palmer.

This is the first Class III senate election in Pennsylvanian history in which all voters chose the Senate seats. Prior Senate seats were chosen by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

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