1916 United States Senate special election in Indiana

none 1916 United States Senate election in Indiana March 2026 January 2025 September 2023 1916 United States Senate special election in Indiana Indiana Presidential no 1914 United States Senate election in Indiana 1914 1920 United States Senate election in Indiana 1920 November 7, 1916 150x150px File:Sen. Jas. E. Watson of Indiana (3x4 (cropped).jpg James E. Watson Republican Party (United States) 335,193 47.66% File:TAGGART, SENATOR FROM INDIANA LOC (3x4 cropped).tif Thomas Taggart Democratic Party (United States) 325,577 46.29% File:1916 United States Senate special election in Indiana results map by county.svg 250px County resultsWatson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Taggart: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Thomas Taggart Democratic Party (United States) James E. Watson Republican Party (United States) The 1916 United States Senate special election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1916, to complete the unexpired term of Benjamin F. Shively. Interim Democratic Senator Thomas Taggart was defeated in his bid to complete the term by U.S. Representative James Eli Watson. Background Senator Benjamin F. Shively was re-elected in 1914 and served until his death on March 14, 1916. Governor Samuel Ralston appointed Thomas Taggart to fill the vacant seat on March 20 until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to complete the term was scheduled for November 7, 1916, concurrent with the general election for presidential electors and Indiana's other United States Senate seat. General election Candidates John F. Clifford (Progressive) Edward Henry (Socialist) William H. Hickman (Prohibition) Thomas Taggart, interim U.S. Senator and former mayor of Indianapolis (Democratic) James E. Watson, former U.S. Representative from Rushville and nominee for Governor in 1908 (Republican) Results 1916 U.S. Senate special election in IndianaClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1917 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1916 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1916election.pdf 16 U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (United States) James E. Watson 335,193 47.66% 12.56 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Taggart (incumbent) 325,577 46.29% 4.15 Socialist Party (United States) Edward Henry 21,626 3.08% 0.28 Prohibition Party (United States) William H. Hickman 16,095 2.29% 0.14 Progressive Party (United States, 1912) Francis J. Dillon 16,804 0.68% 16.13 703,289 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1916 United States Senate elections References 1 1916 Indiana United States Senate Indiana 1916 Indiana 1916 United States Senate 1916