1914 United States Senate election in Arizona

United States Senate election in Arizona, 1914

November 3, 1914

Nominee Marcus A. Smith Don Lorenzo Hubbell Eugene W. Chafin Party Democratic Republican Prohibition Popular vote 25,800 9,183 7,293 Percentage 53.23% 18.95% 15.05%   Nominee Bert Davis J. Bernard Nelson Party Socialist Progressive Popular vote 3,582 2,608 Percentage 7.39% 5.38%

U.S. senator before election Marcus A. Smith Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Marcus A. Smith Democratic

The 1914 United States Senate elections in Arizona took place on November 3, 1914. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Marcus A. Smith ran for reelection to a second term, defeating Republican State Senator Don Lorenzo Hubbell in the general election by a wide margin. Several third party candidates also ran in the election, notably former Prohibition Party Presidential nominee Eugene W. Chafin, as well as Bert Davis of the Socialist Party and J. Bernard Nelson of the Progressive Party.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Marcus A. Smith, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Reese M. Ling, attorney

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcus A. Smith	17,714	64.95%
	Democratic	Reese M. Ling	9,558	35.05%
Total votes			27,272	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Don Lorenzo Hubbell, State Senator

General election

United States Senate election in Arizona, 1914

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Marcus A. Smith	25,800	53.23%
	Republican	Don Lorenzo Hubbell	9,183	18.95%
	Prohibition	Eugene W. Chafin	7,293	15.05%
	Socialist	Bert Davis	3,582	7.39%
	Progressive	J. Bernard Nelson	2,608	5.38%
Majority			16,617	34.28%
Turnout			48,466
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1914 and 1915