1913 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 1913 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held during January 1913. Incumbent Republican Senator Winthrop Crane retired and was succeeded by Republican John Wingate Weeks.

1913 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1907 January 14, 1913 1918 →

Nominee John W. Weeks Sherman L. Whipple Party Republican Democratic Members' vote 160[a] 80[b] Percentage 58.82% 29.41%

U.S. senator before election Winthrop M. Crane Republican Elected U.S. Senator John W. Weeks Republican

At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a majority vote of the combined houses of the Massachusetts General Court.

Republican caucus

Candidates

• Eben Sumner Draper, former governor of Massachusetts
• Curtis Guild Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Russia and former governor of Massachusetts
• George P. Lawrence, U.S. Representative from North Adams
• Robert Luce, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
• Samuel Walker McCall, U.S. Representative from Winchester
• John Wingate Weeks, U.S. Representative and former mayor of Newton

Results

1913 Republican nominating caucus^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John W. Weeks	97	60.25%
	Republican	Samuel Walker McCall	57	35.40%
	Republican	Curtis Guild Jr.	5	3.11%
	Republican	George P. Lawrence	1	0.62%
	Republican	Robert Luce	1	0.62%
Total votes			161	100.00%

After winning the caucus nomination on the thirty-first ballot, Weeks's support was made unanimous by acclamation on a motion by McCall supporter Claude L. Allen. The motion was seconded by Guild supporter John L. Sherburne.^[1]

General election

Massachusetts legislative vote (in Massachusetts Senate)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John W. Weeks	26	66.67%
	Democratic	Sherman L. Whipple	11	28.21%
	Democratic	John A. Keliher	1	2.56%
	Democratic	Joseph C. Pelletier	1	2.56%

Massachusetts legislative vote (in Massachusetts House of Representatives)^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John W. Weeks	134	57.51%
	Democratic	Sherman L. Whipple	69	29.61%
	Progressive	John Graham Brooks	5	2.15%
	Democratic	John F. Meaney	3	1.29%
	Democratic	James B. Carroll	3	1.29%
	Democratic	Charles A. DeCourey	3	1.29%
	Democratic	Charles Sumner Hamlin	2	0.86%
	Democratic	John A. Thayer	2	0.86%
	Democratic	John F. Fitzgerald	2	0.86%
	Republican	Curtis Guild Jr.	1	0.43%
	Republican	Robert Luce	1	0.43%
	Democratic	Philip J. O'Connell	1	0.43%
	Democratic	Richard Olney II	1	0.43%
	Democratic	Joseph Henry O'Neil	1	0.43%
	Democratic	Andrew J. Peters	1	0.43%
	Democratic	Harvey H. Pratt	1	0.43%
	Socialist	Roland D. Sawyer	1	0.43%
	Democratic	John P. Sweeney	1	0.43%
	Democratic	George Fred Williams	1	0.43%

Notes

1. 26 Senate votes, 134 House votes
2. 11 Senate votes, 69 House votes