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1916 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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1916 United States Senate election in Connecticut Connecticut presidential no 1911 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1911 1922 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1922 November 7, 1916 x150px File:McLEAN, GEORGE P. HONORABLE LCCN2016857990 (3x4a).jpg George P. McLean Republican Party (United States) 107,020 50.17% File:Homer Cummings, Harris & Ewing photo portrait, 1920.jpg Homer Stille Cummings Democratic Party (United States) 98,649 46.24%
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McLean: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Cummings: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator George P. McLean Republican Party (United States) George P. McLean Republican Party (United States)
The 1916 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican Senator George P. McLean was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic State Attorney Homer Stille Cummings.
General election
Candidates
Homer Stille Cummings, State Attorney for Hartford County and former Mayor of Stamford (Democratic)
Wilbur G. Manchester (Prohibition)
George P. McLean, incumbent Senator since 1911 (Republican)
Martin F. Plunkett (Socialist)
Otto Ruckser (Socialist Labor)
Results
1916 U.S. Senate election in Connecticuthttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267949 Our Campaigns - CT US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1916
Republican Party (US)
George P. McLean (inc.)
107,020
50.17%
Democratic Party (US)
Homer Stille Cummings
98,649
46.24%
Socialist Party of America
Martin F. Plunkett
5,279
2.48%
Prohibition Party (United States)
Wilbur G. Manchester
1,768
0.83%
Socialist Labor Party (US)
Otto Ruckser
619
0.29%
213,335
100.00%
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
References
Connecticut
1916
Category:1916 Connecticut elections