1914 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 1914 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 3, 1914, in Missouri. Incumbent Democratic Senator William J. Stone was re-elected to a third term in office. He defeated Thomas Akins of the Republican Party.

1914 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1909 November 3, 1914 1918 (special) →

Nominee William J. Stone Thomas Akins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 711,161 589,498 Percentage 50.4% 41.6%

County results Stone:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Akins:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election William J. Stone Democratic Elected U.S. senator William J. Stone Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John M. Dawson, former Assistant Attorney General^[1]
• William J. Stone, the incumbent Senator
• William H. Wallace, lawyer^[2]

Results

Democratic primary August 4, 1914^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Stone	184,730	71.88
	Democratic	William H. Wallace	52,278	20.34
	Democratic	John M. Dawson	19,976	7.77
Total votes			256,984	100

Republican primary

Candidates

• Thomas Akins, former Postmaster of St. Louis^[4]
• Politte Elvins, former Representative for the 13th congressional district

Results

Republican primary August 4, 1914^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Akins	75,366	63.54
	Republican	Politte Elvins	43,234	36.45
Total votes			118,600	100

Other candidates

Progressive

Progressive primary August 4, 1914^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Arthur N. Sager	5,614	100
Total votes			5,614	100

Prohibition

The Prohibition Party nominated Orange J. Hill, a member of the Drury College board of trustees and the Prohibition candidate in the 1904 gubernatorial election.^[5]

Socialist

Socialist primary August 4, 1914^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	Thomas E. Greene	4,261	100
Total votes			4,261	100

Socialist Labor

The Socialist Labor Party of America nominated J. W. Molineaux.

Results

1914 U.S. Senate election in Missouri^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Stone (incumbent)	311,616	50.41%
	Republican	Thomas Akins	257,054	41.58%
	Progressive	Arthur N. Sager	27,609	4.47%
	Socialist	Thomas E. Greene	17,061	2.76%
	Prohibition	Orange J. Hill	3,636	0.59%
	Socialist Labor	J. W. Molineaux	1,251	0.20%
Majority			54,562	8.83%
Total votes			618,227	100.00%
	Democratic hold