1912 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none March 2026 May 2025 1912 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no Senate ballot House ballot 1906 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1906 1918 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1918 January 16, 1912 File:Ollie James LCCN2016820687 Trim.jpg 150x150px Ollie Murray James Democratic Party (United States) 31 (83.8%) 74 (76.3%) File:Edwin P Morrow.jpg Edwin P. Morrow Republican Party (United States) 6 (16.2%) 23 (23.7%) 300px Senate ballot 300px House ballot 1 300px Blue denotes members voting for James and red denotes those voting for Morrow. U.S. Senator Thomas H. Paynter Democratic Party (United States) Ollie Murray James Democratic Party (United States) The 1912 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on January 16, 1912, after an initial election on January 9, 1912. Democratic representative Ollie Murray James was elected by the Kentucky General Assembly to the United States Senate. The election was held twice due to ambiguity in the law setting the election date. This was the last senate election in Kentucky before the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, which mandated the election of senators by popular vote. Democratic primary The Democratic Party chose to select its candidate by a primary election, which was not required by law. The election was held Saturday, July 1, 1911. The only candidates to submit their names for the election were James and incumbent senator Thomas H. Paynter. However, Paynter withdrew his candidacy before the election was held, leaving James without opposition.June 25, 1911 Paynter out of the contest The Courier-Journal 3 Candidates Ollie Murray James, U.S. representative for KY 1 (1903–1913) Thomas H. Paynter, U.S. senator (1907–1913) (withdrew June 24, 1911) Republican nomination The Republican Party chose to select its candidate by legislative caucus, with Edwin P. Morrow winning the nomination unanimously on Monday, January 1, 1912.January 2, 1912 Morrow nominated for U.S. Senator The Lexington Leader 12 Candidates Edwin P. Morrow, U.S. District Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky (1910–1913) Elections First election Senate 1912 United States Senate election in Kentucky (first Senate ballot)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 199 Democratic Party (United States) Ollie Murray James 31 88.6 Republican Party (United States) Edwin P. Morrow 4 11.4 35 100.0 House of Representatives 1912 United States Senate election in Kentucky (first House ballot)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 199 Democratic Party (United States) Ollie Murray James 75 75.8 Republican Party (United States) Edwin P. Morrow 24 24.2 99 100.0 Second election Senate 1912 United States Senate election in Kentucky (Senate)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 323 Democratic Party (United States) Ollie Murray James 31 83.8 Republican Party (United States) Edwin P. Morrow 6 16.2 37 100.0 Democratic Party (US) House of Representatives 1912 United States Senate election in Kentucky (House of Representatives)Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky 323 Democratic Party (United States) Ollie Murray James 74 76.3 Republican Party (United States) Edwin P. Morrow 23 23.7 97 100.0 Democratic Party (US) See also 1912–13 United States Senate elections Notes References Sources Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1912 v. 1 Journals of the Kentucky General Assembly https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882615 Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Frankfort, Kentucky HathiTrust Category:1912 Kentucky elections Kentucky 1912