1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none March 2026 May 2025 1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no Senate ballot House ballot 1900 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1900 1912 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1912 January 16, 1906 File:Thomas-Paynter.jpg 150x150px Thomas H. Paynter Democratic Party (United States) 22 (78.6%) 57 (72.2%) File:William-H.-Cox.jpg William H. Cox Republican Party (United States) 5 (17.9%) 22 (27.8%) 300px Senate ballot 300px House ballot 1 300px Blue denotes members voting for Paynter and red denotes those voting for Cox. Orange denotes Cox himself, who voted for another Republican. U.S. Senator J. C. S. Blackburn Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Paynter Democratic Party (United States) The 1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on January 16, 1906, after an initial election on January 9, 1906. Democratic candidate Thomas H. Paynter was elected by the Kentucky General Assembly to the United States Senate. The election was held twice due to ambiguity in the law setting the election date. Democratic nomination thumb|This newspaper article depicts the three professed candidates for the nomination: Blackburn, Paynter, and Haldeman. The Democratic Party chose to select its candidate by legislative caucus. Incumbent senator J. C. S. Blackburn was defeated for renomination on January 2, 1906, by judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and former congressman Thomas H. Paynter. Candidates J. C. S. Blackburn, U.S. senator (1885–1897, 1901–1907) William Birch Haldeman Thomas H. Paynter, judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (1895–1906) and U.S. representative for KY 9 (1889–1895) Results right vertical 300 1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky Democratic nominating caucus vote (Senate).svg Caucus vote of Democratic senators 1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky Democratic nominating caucus vote (House).svg Caucus vote of Democratic representatives #698ec6ff Paynter #483737ff Blackburn #008000ff Haldeman #ffcc00ff Smith #f07863ff Republicans + Democratic caucus resultsJanuary 3, 1906 Paynter nominated on first ballot The Courier-Journal 1January 3, 1906 Judge Paynter nominated on first ballot for United States Senator The Kentucky Advocate 1 Danville, Kentucky Candidate Senate House Total % Thomas H. Paynter 17 42 59 56.2 J. C. S. Blackburn 10 24 34 32.4 William Birch Haldeman 3 7 10 9.5 David Highbaugh SmithSmith was not an announced candidate for the nomination. 1 1 2 1.9 Total votes 31 74 105 100.0 Republican nominatiom The Republican Party chose to select its candidate by legislative caucus, with senator William H. Cox winning the nomination unanimously on January 3, 1906.January 4, 1906 W. H. Cox for Senator The Lexington Leader 1 Candidates William H. Cox, member of the Kentucky Senate (1900–1907) Elections First election Senate 1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky (first Senate ballot)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 235 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Paynter 31 83.8 Republican Party (United States) William H. Cox 5 13.5 Republican Party (United States) Curtis F. Burnam 1 2.7 37 100.0 House of Representatives 1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky (first House ballot)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 235 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Paynter 70 73.7 Republican Party (United States) William H. Cox 25 26.3 95 100.0 Second election Senate 1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky (Senate)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 291 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Paynter 22 78.6 Republican Party (United States) William H. Cox 5 17.9 Republican Party (United States) Curtis F. Burnam 1 3.6 28 100.0 Democratic Party (US) House of Representatives 1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky (House of Representatives)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 291 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Paynter 55 72.2 Republican Party (United States) William H. Cox 22 27.8 79 100.0 Democratic Party (US) See also 1906–07 United States Senate elections Notes References Sources Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1906 Journals of the Kentucky General Assembly https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882613 Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky HathiTrust Category:1906 Kentucky elections Kentucky 1906