1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota

The 1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Senator Coe I. Crawford, a Republican, sought re-election in his first popular election. He was defeated in the Republican primary by Congressman Charles H. Burke, the House Minority Whip. In the general election, he was narrowly defeated by Edwin S. Johnson, the 1912 Democratic nominee for Governor, who won a narrow plurality. Edwin Stockton Johnson became the first Democrat ever to have been elected to the United States Senate from South Dakota and the first non-Republican to have been elected to the United States Senate from South Dakota since James Henderson Kyle in 1897.

1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota

← 1909 November 3, 1914 1920 →
 
Nominee Edwin S. Johnson Charles H. Burke
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 48,076 44,244
Percentage 48.32% 44.46%

County results
Johnson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Burke:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Coe I. Crawford
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Edwin S. Johnson
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward S. Johnson 11,422 100.00%
Total votes 11,422 100.00%

Republican primary

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Results

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Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles H. Burke 25,201 55.76%
Republican Coe I. Crawford (inc.) 19,992 44.24%
Total votes 45,193 100.00%

Socialist Primary

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Candidates

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  • E. P. Johnson

Results

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Socialist primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist E. P. Johnson 757 100.00%
Total votes 757 100.00%

Prohibition Primary

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Candidates

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  • O. W. Butterfield

Results

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Prohibition primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition O. W. Butterfield 582 100.00%
Total votes 582 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edwin S. Johnson 48,076 48.32%
Republican Charles H. Burke 44,244 44.46%
Socialist E. P. Johnson 2,674 2.69%
Prohibition O. W. Butterfield 2,406 2.42%
Independent H. L. Loucks 2,104 2.11%
Majority 3,832 3.85%
Total votes 99,504 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Nelson, Nelson; Heinrich, Chad W., eds. (2005). "Chapter 8: Elections". Legislative Manual: South Dakota, 2005. Pierre, S.D. p. 621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)