1916 United States Senate election in California County resultsJohnson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%Patton: 40-50% 50-60%
The 1916 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1916. Incumbent Senator John Downey Works did not run for re-election.
Governor of California and 1912 Progressive Party vice presidential nominee Hiram Johnson won the open seat, defeating Democratic attorney and Mayor of San Marino George Patton .
Primaries [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Willis H. Booth, banker and philanthropist Hiram Johnson , Governor of California Results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] George Patton was unopposed on the ballot, but Hiram Johnson, Willis Booth, and Walter Thomas Mills received write-in votes.
Progressive primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Gov. Hiram Johnson was unopposed on the primary ballot, but Willis Booth did receive write-in votes.
Socialist primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Walter Thomas Mills was unopposed on the primary ballot, but Hiram Johnson and Willis Booth received write-in votes.
Prohibition primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Marshall W. Atwood, perennial candidate Results [ edit ] Atwood was unopposed on the primary ballot, but Hiram Johnson and Willis Booth received write-in votes.
General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1916" . OurCampaigns.com . Retrieved April 23, 2020 . ^ "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1916" . OurCampaigns.com . Retrieved April 23, 2020 . ^ "CA US Senate – PRG Primary, 1916" . OurCampaigns.com . Retrieved April 23, 2020 . ^ "CA US Senate – S Primary, 1916" . OurCampaigns.com . Retrieved April 23, 2020 . ^ "CA US Senate – PRB Primary, 1916" . OurCampaigns.com . Retrieved April 23, 2020 . ^ "CA US Senate, 1916" . OurCampaigns.com . Retrieved April 23, 2020 .