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1914 United States Senate election in California California presidential no Flag of California (1911–1924).pngborder 1909 United States Senate election in California 1909 1920 United States Senate election in California 1920 November 3, 1914 File:JamesDPhelan.jpg James Duval Phelan Democratic Party (US) 279,896 31.59% File:Francis Joseph Heney cph.3b10277.jpg Francis J. Heney Progressive Party (US, 1912) 255,232 28.81% File:JosephRKnowland.jpg Joseph R. Knowland Republican Party (US) 254,159 28.69% File:Untermann-Ernest-1909.jpg 150x150px Ernest Untermann Socialist Party of America 56,805 6.41% 1914 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg County resultsPhelan: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60%Heney: #c7ffaf 30–40%Knowland: #FFE0EA 20–30% #FFC8CD 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% 250px U.S. Senator George Clement Perkins Republican Party (United States) James Duval Phelan Democratic Party (United States)
The 1914 United States Senate election in California was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Republican Senator George Clement Perkins did not run for re-election.
In a three-way race, Democratic former mayor of San Francisco James Duval Phelan defeated Progressive attorney Francis J. Heney and Republican U.S. Representative Joseph R. Knowland.
Republican primary
Candidates
Joseph R. Knowland, U.S. Representative from Oakland
Samuel Morgan Shortridge, attorney
Francis J. Heney (Progressive), former Attorney General for the Arizona Territory (cross-filing)
Chester Harvey Rowell (Progressive), member of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition Commission (cross-filing)
James Duval Phelan (Democratic), former mayor of San Francisco (cross-filing)
Thomas F. Griffin (Democratic), State Assemblyman (cross-filing)
Results
1914 Republican Senate primaryJordan Frank C. Frank C. Jordan Statement of Vote at Primary Election held on August 25, 1914 in the State of California 1914 California State Printing Office Sacramento 21–23 https://archive.org/details/statementofvoteo1886cali/page/n344/mode/1up 26 April 2025
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph R. Knowland
135,598
55.39%
Republican Party (United States)
Samuel Morgan Shortridge
105,531
43.11%
Bull Moose Party
Francis J. Heney (cross-filing)
2,467
1.01%
Bull Moose Party
Chester H. Rowell (cross-filing)
670
0.27%
Democratic Party (United States)
James Duval Phelan (cross-filing)
403
0.16%
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas F. Griffin (cross-filing)
123
0.05%
244,792
100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
James Duval Phelan (Democratic), former mayor of San Francisco
Thomas F. Griffin (Democratic), State Assemblyman
Francis J. Heney (Progressive), former Attorney General for the Arizona Territory (cross-filing)
Joseph R. Knowland, U.S. Representative from Oakland (cross-filing)
Samuel Morgan Shortridge, attorney (cross-filing)
Chester Harvey Rowell (Progressive), member of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition Commission (cross-filing)
Results
1914 Democratic Senate primary
Democratic Party (United States)
James Duval Phelan
88,378
71.30%
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas F. Griffin
34,135
27.54%
Bull Moose Party
Francis J. Heney (cross-filing)
763
0.62%
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph R. Knowland (cross-filing)
322
0.26%
Republican Party (United States)
Samuel Morgan Shortridge (cross-filing)
182
0.15%
Bull Moose Party
Chester H. Rowell (cross-filing)
172
0.14%
123,952
100.00%
Progressive primary
Candidates
Francis J. Heney (Progressive), former Attorney General for the Arizona Territory
Chester Harvey Rowell (Progressive), member of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition Commission
Joseph R. Knowland, U.S. Representative from Oakland (cross-filing)
Samuel Morgan Shortridge, attorney (cross-filing)
James Duval Phelan (Democratic), former mayor of San Francisco (cross-filing)
Thomas F. Griffin (Democratic), State Assemblyman (cross-filing)
Results
1914 Progressive Senate primary
Bull Moose Party
Francis J. Heney
78,359
68.91%
Bull Moose Party
Chester H. Rowell
33,575
29.52%
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph R. Knowland (cross-filing)
1,332
1.17%
Republican Party (United States)
Samuel Morgan Shortridge (cross-filing)
194
0.17%
Democratic Party (United States)
James Duval Phelan (cross-filing)
194
0.17%
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas F. Griffin (cross-filing)
64
0.06%
113,718
100.00%
General election
Candidates
Francis J. Heney (Progressive), former Attorney General for the Arizona Territory
James Duval Phelan (Democratic), former mayor of San Francisco
Joseph R. Knowland (Republican), U.S. Representative from Oakland
Ernest Untermann (Socialist), nominee for Governor of Idaho in 1908
Frederick F. Wheeler (Prohibition), nominee for California's 7th congressional district in 1902
Results
1914 United States Senate election in CaliforniaCA US Senate, 1914 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26921 OurCampaigns.com 23 April 2020
Democratic Party (United States)
James Duval Phelan
279,896
31.59%
Progressive Party (US, 1912)
Francis J. Heney
255,232
28.81%
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph R. Knowland
254,159
28.69%
Socialist Party USA
Ernest Untermann
56,805
6.41%
Prohibition Party (United States)
Frederick F. Wheeler
39,921
4.51%
886,013
100.00%
See also
1914 United States Senate elections
References
Senate election in California
California
1914