1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota

1914 United States Senate election in South Dakota
	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

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Edwin S. Johnson, former State Senator, 1912 Democratic nominee for Governor

Results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Charles H. Burke, U.S. Congressman from South Dakota's 2nd congressional district
Coe I. Crawford, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

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

Candidates

E. P. Johnson

Results

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

Prohibition Primary

Candidates

O. W. Butterfield

Results

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

General election

Results

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

^ ^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)

[2005_legislative_manual-1] 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)

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