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1914 United States Senate election in Missouri
	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

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.

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

References

^ "JOHN M. DAWSON - Candidate for United States Senator". Mansfield Mirror. Mansfield, Missouri. July 23, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
^ "Judge Wallace Speaks". The Shelbina Torchlight. Shelbina, Missouri. July 3, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1915 - 1916. Missouri Secretary of State's Office. 1916. p. 418. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Senatorial Situation". The Standard-Herald. Warrensburg, Missouri. July 17, 1914. p. 6. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
^ "Mrs. Orange J. Hill Found Dead in Home; Was Friend of Drury". The Springfield News-Leader. Springfield, Missouri. April 27, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved July 22, 2024 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
^ "MO US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1914". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 18, 2024.