1914 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 March 2026 1914 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin presidential no 1909 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1909 1918 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin 1918 (special) November 6, 1914 First round Final round File:Paul O. Husting (cropped).jpg Paul O. Husting Democratic Party (US) 134,92543.80% 135,30650.18% File:Francis_E._McGovern.jpg Francis E. McGovern Republican Party (US) 133,96643.49% 134,33949.82% File:Seidell-Emil-1910.jpg 150x150px Emil Seidel Socialist Party (US) 29,7749.677% Eliminated 1914 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg County resultsHusting: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%McGovern: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% 250px U.S. Senator Isaac Stephenson Republican Party (United States) Paul O. Husting Democratic Party (United States) The 1914 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1914. Incumbent Republican Senator Isaac Stephenson did not run for re-election. Democratic State Senator Paul O. Husting narrowly defeated Republican Governor Francis E. McGovern. Socialist former mayor of Milwaukee Emil Seidel ran a strong third. This was the first United States Senate election to be held by a popular vote in Wisconsin. Uniquely for this contest, Wisconsin utilized an early form of instant-runoff voting; all other elections in the state in 1914 were conducted using traditional first-past-the-post voting and Wisconsin would discontinue using this method following this election. As of 2026 this is the last time an incumbent senator for this seat retired. Following Husting’s death, all subsequent incumbents would be defeated for reelection, either in the primary or the general election. Primary election Republican party Candidates Levi H. Bancroft, former Attorney General of Wisconsin Timothy Burke, member of Wisconsin Senate Charles E. Estabrook, member of Wisconsin State Assembly Francis E. McGovern, incumbent governor Thomas Morris, incumbent lieutenant governor John Strange, former lieutenant governor Results Republican primary results https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AMDGH3X7LTLI3O8A/pages/ATMNYRE73AXANW8X The Wisconsin Blue Book 1915 1915 Industrial Commission of Wisconsin Election Statistics 234–235 March 18, 2023 Republican Party (United States) Francis E. McGovern 37,125 32.23% Republican Party (United States) Levi H. Bancroft 26,156 22.71% Republican Party (United States) Thomas Morris 26,012 22.58% Republican Party (United States) John Strange 11,983 10.40% Republican Party (United States) Charles E. Estabrook 7,179 6.23% Republican Party (United States) Timothy Burke 6,721 5.84% Republican Party (United States) Scattering 2 0.00% 115,178 100.00% Democratic party Candidates Paul O. Husting, state senator from Dodge County Thomas Kearney Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Paul O. Husting 35,963 54.93% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Kearney 29,459 45.00% Democratic Party (United States) Scattering 47 0.07% 65,469 100.00% Socialist party Candidates Emil Seidel, former mayor of Milwaukee Results Socialist primary results Socialist Party of America Emil Seidel 12,417 100.00% 12,417 100.00% Prohibition party Candidates Charles L. Hill, nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in 1912 Results Prohibition primary results Prohibition Party Charles L. Hill 1,754 99.66% Prohibition Party Scattering 6 0.34% 1.760 100.00% General election Candidates Paul O. Husting, Democratic Francis E. McGovern, Republican Emil Seidel, Socialist Charles L. Hill, Prohibition Results Wisconsin's general election for United States Senate in 1914 utilized an early form of instant-runoff voting and it was only used for this particular election. Voters were able to make a first and second choice among the four candidates. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045293/1914-11-02/ed-1/seq-8/ Notice of General Election The Milwaukee Leader Milwaukee, Wisconsin November 2, 1914 8 September 16, 2024 Since no candidate received an absolute majority of the first choice votes, candidates were progressively eliminated and their second choice votes added to the remaining candidates. However, very few voters actually availed themselves of the second choice option. The final tally only netted each major party candidate about 400 votes each. Hustings' leads in the first choice votes only and after the final elimination were essentially the same, but once Seidel was eliminated, that lead was sufficient for a small majority. 1914 United States Senate election in WisconsinWisconsin Historical Society, Certificate of Board of State Canvassers for United States Senator, General Election - 1914 Party Candidate First choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Votes % Transfer Votes %Transfer Votes % Transfer Votes % Democratic Paul O. Husting 134,925 43.80% +0 134,925 43.82% +188 135,113 45.18% +193 135,306 50.18% Republican Francis E. McGovern 133,966 43.49% +0 133,966 43.50% +158 134,124 44.85% +215 134,339 49.82% Socialist Emil Seidel 29,774 9.67% +0 29,774 9.67% +30 29,804 9.97% −29,804 Eliminated Prohibition Charles L. Hill 9,276 3.01% +0 9,276 3.01% −9,276 Eliminated Scattering 78 0.03% -78 Eliminated Total votes308,019307,941299,041269,645 Blank or inactive ballots 78 +8,900 8,978 +29,396 38,374 Democratic gain from Republican See also 1914 United States Senate elections References Category:1914 United States Senate elections Category:United States Senate elections in Wisconsin Category:1914 Wisconsin elections Category:1914 elections in the United States