1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none March 2026 May 2025 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no Senate ballot House ballot 1897 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1897 1908 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1908 January 21, 1902 File:James-B-McCreary.jpg 150x150px James B. McCreary Democratic Party (United States) 22 (71.0%) 72 (76.6%) File:William-J.-Deboe.jpg William J. Deboe Republican Party (United States) 8 (25.8%) 22 (23.4%) 300px Senate ballot 300px House ballot 1 300px Blue denotes members voting for McCreary and red denotes those voting for Deboe. Orange denotes one vote for Bradley. U.S. Senator William J. Deboe Republican Party (United States) James B. McCreary Democratic Party (United States) The 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on January 21, 1902, after an initial election on January 14, 1902. Democratic candidate James B. McCreary was elected by the Kentucky General Assembly to the United States Senate, defeating incumbent Republican senator William J. Deboe. The election was held twice due to ambiguity in the law setting the election date. Democratic nomination The Democratic Party chose to select its candidate by legislative caucus. Former governor and congressman James B. McCreary was nominated on January 9, 1902, defeating judge James E. Cantrill. Congressmen David Highbaugh Smith and Charles K. Wheeler, who had been campaigning for the nomination, withdrew from the contest the afternoon before the caucus was held. Candidates James E. Cantrill, judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals and lieutenant governor of Kentucky (1879–1883) James B. McCreary, governor of Kentucky (1875–1879) and U.S. representative for KY 8 (1885–1897) David Highbaugh Smith, U.S. representative for KY 4 (1897–1907) (withdrew January 9, 1902) Charles K. Wheeler, U.S. representative for KY 1 (1897–1903) (withdrew January 9, 1902) Results right vertical 300 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky, Senate primary.svg Caucus vote of Democratic senators 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky, House primary.svg Caucus vote of Democratic representatives #698ec6ff McCreary #483737ff Cantrill #f07863ff Republicans + Democratic caucus resultsJanuary 10, 1902 McCreary nominated on first ballot The Courier-Journal 1–2 Candidate Senate House Total % James B. McCreary 14 48 62 62.6 James E. Cantrill 11 26 37 37.4 Total votes 25 74 99 100.0 Republican nominatiom The Republican Party chose to select its candidate by legislative caucus, with incumbent senator William J. Deboe winning the nomination unanimously on January 8, 1902. Governor William O. Bradley and congressman Vincent Boreing, who had been suggested as alternatives, were not put forth as alternative candidates.January 9, 1902 Deboe was nominated for senator The Morning Herald Lexington, Kentucky 1 Candidates William J. Deboe, U.S. senator (1897–1903) Elections First election Senate 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky (first Senate ballot)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 103 Democratic Party (United States) James B. McCreary 23 65.7 Republican Party (United States) William J. Deboe (incumbent) 11 31.4 Republican Party (United States) William O. Bradley 1 2.9 35 100.0 House of Representatives 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky (first House ballot)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 103 Democratic Party (United States) James B. McCreary 74 75.5 Republican Party (United States) William J. Deboe (incumbent) 24 24.5 98 100.0 Second election Senate 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky (Senate)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 170 Democratic Party (United States) James B. McCreary 22 71.0 Republican Party (United States) William J. Deboe (incumbent) 8 25.8 Republican Party (United States) William O. Bradley 1 3.2 31 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) House of Representatives 1902 United States Senate election in Kentucky (House of Representatives)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 170 Democratic Party (United States) James B. McCreary 72 76.6 Republican Party (United States) William J. Deboe (incumbent) 22 23.4 94 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1902–03 United States Senate elections Notes References Sources Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1902 Journals of the Kentucky General Assembly https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.78232734 Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky HathiTrust Category:1902 Kentucky elections Kentucky 1902