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1914 United States Senate election in Alabama Alabama presidential no 1914 United States Senate special election in Alabama 1914 (special) 1920 United States Senate election in Alabama 1920 November 3, 1914 110px Oscar W. Underwood.jpg Oscar Underwood Democratic Party (United States) 63,389 78.13% 3x4.svg Alex C. Birch Republican Party (United States) 12,320 15.18% File:1914 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg 250px County resultsUnderwood: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Birch: #ffb2b2 40–50% #d75d5d 60–70%Longshore: #AADE87 50–60% U.S. Senator Frank White Democratic Party (United States) Oscar Underwood Democratic Party (United States)
The 1914 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent U.S. Senator Frank White, who had been elected in a May 11, 1914, special election to fill the remaining months of Senator Joseph F. Johnston's term, did not run for re-election. U.S. Representative Oscar Underwood, the House Majority Leader, won the Democratic primary over fellow Representative Richmond P. Hobson. In the general election, he defeated Republican nominee Alex C. Birch in a landslide.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Oscar Underwood, U.S. Representative from AL 9, House Majority Leader
Richmond P. Hobson, U.S. Representative from AL 6
Results
Democratic primary results1915 Statistical Register 406-07 PDF Page 410-11
Oscar Underwood Democratic Party (United States) 89,740 62.11%
Richmond P. Hobson Democratic Party (United States) 54,738 37.89%
144,478 100.00%
General election
Results
1914 United States Senate election in Alabama1915 Statistical Register 366-67 PDF Page 370-71
Democratic Party (United States)
Oscar Underwood
63,389
78.13%
-21.87%
Republican Party (United States)
Alex C. Birch
12,320
15.18%
—
Bull Moose Party Progressive
Adolphus P. Longshore
4,263
5.25%
—
Socialist Party (United States)
S. F. Hinton
1,159
1.43%
—
2
0.00%
—
51,069
62.94%
-37.06%
81,133
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
See also
1914 United States Senate elections
References
Sources
Owen Thomas M. Alabama Department of Archives and History Alabama Official and Statistical Register 1915 1915 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hl2gsy&seq=5 1915 Statistical Register
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Category:1914 Alabama elections