1916 United States Senate election in Washington

1916 United States Senate election in Washington
	November 7, 1916
	County results; Poindexter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Turner: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Miles Poindexter; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Miles Poindexter; Republican

The 1916 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1916. Incumbent Republican Miles Poindexter was running for a second term in office over Democratic former Senator George Turner and Socialist Bruce Rogers.

Primary elections were held on September 12.^[1] Poindexter overcame a strong primary challenge from U.S. Representative William E. Humphrey and college president Enoch Albert Bryan.

Republican primary

Candidates

Mrs. John B. Allen, widow of the late Senator John B. Allen^[2]
Enoch Albert Bryan, president of Washington State College
Schuyler Duryee
William E. Humphrey, U.S. Representative from Seattle
Miles Poindexter, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1911
William Alvin Spalding

Results

1916 Republican Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Miles Poindexter (incumbent)	106,778	28.94%
	Republican	William E. Humphrey	95,694	25.93%
	Republican	Enoch Albert Bryan	83,769	22.70%
	Republican	Mrs. John B. Allen	38,421	10.41%
	Republican	William Alvin Spalding	22,688	6.15%
	Republican	Schuyler Duryee	21,659	5.87%
Total votes			369,009	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Robert Bridges, Commissioner of the Port of Seattle
George Turner, former U.S. Senator (1897–1903)

Results

1916 Democratic Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Turner	20,002	67.51%
	Democratic	Robert Bridges	9,628	32.49%
Total votes			29,630	100.00%

Progressive primary

Candidates

Walter J. Thompson

Results

Thompson was unopposed for the Progressive nomination.

1916 Progressive Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Walter J. Thompson	296	100.00%
Total votes			296	100.00%

General election

Results

1916 U.S. Senate election in Washington^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Miles Poindexter (incumbent)	202,287	55.39%
	Democratic	George Turner	135,339	37.06%
	Socialist	Bruce Rogers	21,709	5.95%
	Prohibition	Joseph A. Campbell	4,411	1.21%
	Progressive	Walter J. Thompson	1,442	0.40%
Total votes			294,469	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Elections Search Results: September 1916 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "The Original "Year of the Woman"". house.gov. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1916" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

[Primary-1] "Elections Search Results: September 1916 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[2] "The Original "Year of the Woman"". house.gov. January 30, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[3] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1916" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 19, 2022.

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Candidates

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Candidates

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