1916 United States Senate election in Minnesota

none March 2026 September 2023 1916 United States Senate election in Minnesota Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1911 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1911 1922 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1922 November 7, 1916 125x136px FrankKellogg.jpg Frank B. Kellogg Republican Party of Minnesota 185,159 48.58% Daniel William Lawler (March 28, 1859 - September 15, 1926) in 1915.jpg Daniel W. Lawler Democratic Party of Minnesota 117,541 30.84% Willis G. Calderwood.jpg Willis G. Calderwood Prohibition Party (United States) 78,425 20.58% 1916 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg 280px County resultsKellogg: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Lawler: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Senator Moses E. Clapp Republican Party of Minnesota Frank B. Kellogg Republican Party of Minnesota The 1916 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 1916. It was the first election for either class of U.S. senators held in Minnesota after the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which established the popular election of United States senators. Incumbent Senator Moses E. Clapp was defeated in the Republican primary election by former American Bar Association president Frank B. Kellogg. Kellogg went on to defeat former St. Paul Mayor Daniel W. Lawler of the Minnesota Democratic Party, and Prohibition Party challenger Willis Greenleaf Calderwood, in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates Declared Alfred J. Davis, Minneapolis resident who worked in real estate, Democratic candidate in Wisconsin for the 3rd CD in 1896, Democratic nominee for Minnesota state House District 43 in 1912 Daniel W. Lawler, Former U.S. Attorney (1886–1891), former Mayor of St. Paul (1908–1910), Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator in 1893 and 1912University of Minnesota Libraries University of Minnesota 1916 Minnesota U.S. Senate Democratic Primary https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319163010011600/ live 2021-08-23 Minnesota Historical Election Archive en https://web.archive.org/web/20210823155936/https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319163010011600/ 2021-08-23 Results Democratic primary election resultsPrimary Election Returns of Election held June 19th, 1916 https://www.leg.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1916-06-19-p-man.pdf Minnesota Legislature Democratic Party of Minnesota Daniel W. Lawler 26,789 67.86% Democratic Party of Minnesota Alfred J. Davis 12,685 32.14% 39,474 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Declared Moses E. Clapp, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1901 Adolph O. Eberhart, 17th Governor of Minnesota (1909–1915), attorney and bank director in Mankato, former state Senator from the 11th District (1903–1907), former Lieutenant Governor (1907–1909)University of Minnesota Libraries University of Minnesota 1916 Minnesota U.S. Senate Republican Primary https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319163015011600/ live 2021-08-23 Minnesota Historical Election Archive en https://web.archive.org/web/20210823164624/https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319163015011600/ 2021-08-23 Frank B. Kellogg, Former Rochester city attorney (1878–1881), former Olmsted County Attorney (1882–1887), member of the Republican National Committee (1904–1912), former President of the American Bar Association (1912–1913) Charles A. Lindbergh, U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 6th congressional district since 1907, former prosecuting attorney of Morrison County (1891–1893) Results Republican primary election results Republican Party of Minnesota Frank B. Kellogg 73,818 40.46% Republican Party of Minnesota Adolph O. Eberhart 54,890 30.08% Republican Party of Minnesota Moses E. Clapp (Incumbent) 27,668 15.16% Republican Party of Minnesota Charles A. Lindbergh 26,094 14.30% 182,470 100.00% General election Results General election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=85063 Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916 Republican Party of Minnesota Frank B. Kellogg 185,159 48.58% Democratic Party of Minnesota Daniel W. Lawler 117,541 30.84% Prohibition Party (United States) W. G. Calderwood 78,425 20.58% 381,125 100.00% 67,618 17.74% Republican Party of Minnesota Democratic Party of Minnesota See also 1916 United States Senate elections References 1916 Minnesota United States Senate