1914 United States Senate elections in Kentucky

none March 2026 September 2023 1914 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1908 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1908 1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1920 x136px BECKHAM, J.C.W. SENATOR LCCN2016858952 (cropped).jpg J. C. W. Beckham Democratic Party (US) 176,605 51.89% AugustusEWillson.jpg Augustus E. Willson Republican Party (US) 144,758 42.53% 1914 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBeckham: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Willson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 >90% U.S. senator Johnson N. Camden Jr. Democratic Party (US) J. C. W. Beckham Democratic Party (US) The 1914 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place concurrently on November 3, 1914, alongside a special election to the same seat. Both elections were won by the Democratic candidate, with interim Senator Johnson N. Camden Jr. winning the election to complete the unexpired term of William O'Connell Bradley and former Governor J. C. W. Beckham winning the election for the next full term. Background Incumbent Senator William O'Connell Bradley announced his retirement from the Senate on May 14, 1914, and suffered a fall the same day, leading to his death less than two weeks later on May 23, 1914. Governor James B. McCreary appointed Johnson N. Camden Jr. to fill Bradley's vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. A special election to complete the unexpired term was scheduled for November 3, concurrent with the regular election to the next term. Special election Candidates William Marshall Bullitt, former United States Solicitor General (Republican) Johnson N. Camden Jr., interim U.S. Senator (Democratic) George Nicholas (Progressive) Frank E. Seeds (Socialist) Results 1914 U.S. Senate special election in KentuckyThe Chicago Daily News Almanac and Yearbook 1915 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.78287897&seq=489 48384 Democratic Party (US) Johnson N. Camden Jr. (incumbent) 177,797 53.99% Republican Party (US) William Marshall Bullitt 133,139 40.43% Progressive Party (US, 1912) George Nicholas 13,641 4.14% Socialist Party of America Frank E. Seeds 4,770 1.45% 44,658 13.56 329,347 100.00 Democratic Party (US) General election Candidates J. C. W. Beckham, former Governor of Kentucky (Democratic) H. J. Robertson (Socialist) Burton Vance (Progressive) Augustus E. Willson, former Governor of Kentucky (Republican) Results 1914 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky Democratic Party (US) J. C. W. Beckham 176,605 51.89% Republican Party (US) Augustus E. Willson 144,758 42.53% Progressive Party (US, 1912) Burton Vance 14,108 4.15% Socialist Party of America H. J. Robertson 4,890 1.44% 31,847 9.36 340,361 100.00 Democratic Party (US) See also 1914 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Harrison Lowell H. Lowell H. Harrison James C. Klotter Klotter James C. A New History of Kentucky The University Press of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 1997 0-8131-2008-X https://books.google.com/books?id=63GqvIN3l3wC March 22, 2022 March 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210308071654/https://books.google.com/books?id=63GqvIN3l3wC live Jewell Malcolm E. 1963 Kentucky Votes https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015022695301 1 University of Kentucky Press Kentucky Votes 1963 James C. Klotter Klotter James C. Kentucky: Portraits in Paradox, 1900–1950 The University Press of Kentucky 1996 Lexington, Kentucky 0-916968-24-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=o58mJavC4msC 2009-06-26 1914 Kentucky United States Senate Kentucky 1914 Kentucky 1914 United States Senate 1914