PaSen 1916

Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1916
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democratic	Plurality	Winner	Roosevelt Progressive	Keystone	Personal Liberty	Socialist	Prohibition	Industrialist	Single Tax	Scattering	Pct Rep	Pct Dem	Pct Other
		Philander C. Knox	Ellis L. Orvis			Philander C. Knox	Philander C. Knox	Philander C. Knox	Charles W. Ervin	Herbert T. Ames	William H. Thomas	Robert C. Macauley
Pennsylvania	1207429	662218	450106	212112	R	13368	3839	1026	45377	30089	1022	1387	23	54.85	37.28	7.88
Adams	6826	3025	3538	-513	R	49	1	1	87	124	0	2	0	44.32	51.83	3.85
Allegheny	129099	74578	40093	34485	R	2096	754	297	8598	2573	165	240	2	57.77	31.06	11.18
Armstrong	9228	5376	3052	2324	R	135	25	7	322	305	6	7	0	58.26	33.07	8.67
Beaver	12430	6365	4391	1974	R	233	42	11	917	445	13	23	1	51.21	35.33	13.47
Bedford	6948	3574	2893	681	R	109	14	6	221	129	4	4	0	51.44	41.64	6.92
Berks	32113	10765	16770	-6005	R	382	46	19	3778	322	27	23	0	33.52	52.22	14.26
Blair	16588	9165	5999	3166	R	162	51	28	631	518	41	21	0	55.25	36.16	8.58
Bradford	9501	5449	2980	2469	R	115	31	2	186	719	4	17	0	57.35	31.37	11.28
Bucks	16373	8854	6973	1881	R	104	19	3	248	164	4	7	0	54.08	42.59	3.33
Butler	10490	4977	4018	959	R	120	13	9	230	1123	4	5	0	47.45	38.30	14.25
Cambria	19885	9685	8287	1398	R	282	141	44	804	561	62	62	1	48.71	41.67	9.62
Cameron	1008	612	334	278	R	13	2	0	11	33	1	2	0	60.71	33.13	6.15
Carbon	7994	3936	3539	397	R	97	17	12	189	184	20	12	0	49.24	44.27	6.49
Centre	8381	4027	3984	43	R	53	22	6	126	166	1	2	0	48.05	47.54	4.41
Chester	19009	10779	7301	3478	R	256	71	59	204	366	21	11	0	56.70	38.41	4.89
Clarion	5756	2243	3011	-768	R	25	32	4	177	265	2	1	0	38.97	52.31	8.72
Clearfield	11967	4927	5243	-316	R	156	49	9	888	657	21	26	0	41.17	43.81	15.02
Clinton	5804	2559	2728	-169	R	58	15	7	352	86	2	4	0	44.09	47.00	8.91
Columbia	8429	2652	5237	-2585	R	82	11	1	116	304	10	17	0	31.46	62.13	6.41
Crawford	12187	5002	5837	-835	R	152	16	4	556	610	4	10	0	41.04	47.90	11.06
Cumberland	11541	5132	5729	-597	R	83	12	1	177	404	1	3	0	44.47	49.64	5.89
Dauphin	25246	13485	9745	3740	R	362	59	18	1009	543	16	26	1	53.41	38.60	7.99
Delaware	24024	16066	6909	9157	R	212	38	9	239	523	9	27	1	66.87	28.76	4.37
Elk	5119	2629	2028	601	R	37	4	3	228	192	1	0	0	51.36	39.62	9.03
Erie	17771	7621	7543	78	R	178	29	21	1121	1180	31	68	0	42.88	42.45	14.67
Fayette	21211	9668	9933	-265	D	222	6	5	891	476	4	11	0	45.58	46.83	7.59
Forest	1110	523	339	184	R	34	3	0	108	101	0	2	0	47.12	30.54	22.34
Franklin	10910	5385	4858	527	R	89	16	6	305	249	4	4	0	49.36	44.53	6.11
Fulton	1847	626	1105	-479	R	10	76	0	11	14	4	1	0	33.89	59.83	6.28
Greene	5348	1786	3344	-1558	R	75	4	0	65	67	2	5	0	33.40	62.53	4.08
Huntingdon	5875	3464	1890	1574	R	137	24	2	182	162	8	8	0	58.96	32.17	8.87
Indiana	7906	4552	1975	2577	R	69	65	4	383	843	8	10	1	57.58	24.98	17.44
Jefferson	7807	3983	2716	1267	R	175	54	3	493	359	16	11	0	51.02	34.79	14.19
Juniata	2548	1145	1317	-172	R	23	3	0	29	27	2	2	0	44.94	51.69	3.38
Lackawanna	31463	16458	13582	2876	D	28	69	1	542	712	32	40	0	52.31	43.17	4.52
Lancaster	31077	19886	9505	10381	R	94	11	5	526	1033	18	4	0	63.99	30.59	5.43
Lawrence	9060	4629	2829	1800	R	155	24	17	704	693	16	10	0	51.09	31.23	17.68
Lebanon	9559	5430	3441	1989	R	107	14	7	216	341	6	4	0	56.81	36.00	7.20
Lehigh	22799	10112	11185	-1073	R	182	24	9	982	292	8	14	0	44.35	49.06	6.59
Luzerne	43023	22830	17530	5300	D	358	150	37	1343	660	62	90	0	53.06	40.75	6.19
Lycoming	12875	4947	5415	-468	R	323	53	18	1036	1082	4	13	2	38.42	42.06	19.52
McKean	7283	3705	2396	1309	R	209	35	8	493	420	10	14	1	50.87	32.90	16.23
Mercer	12828	5363	5548	-185	R	107	240	8	770	782	10	8	0	41.81	43.25	14.94
Mifflin	3984	1961	1595	366	R	31	11	0	275	102	4	5	0	49.22	40.04	10.74
Monroe	4170	1133	2807	-1674	R	15	46	3	28	129	1	2	9	27.17	67.31	5.52
Montgomery	33996	19796	12920	6876	R	170	28	8	733	269	9	71	0	58.23	38.00	3.77
Montour	2100	804	1137	-333	R	37	16	0	20	73	8	5	0	38.29	54.14	7.57
Northampton	20384	8829	10209	-1380	R	207	36	35	482	593	11	17	0	43.31	50.08	6.60
Northumberland	16271	7002	7305	-303	R	250	221	21	1074	358	34	27	0	43.03	44.90	12.07
Perry	4630	2399	2125	274	R	17	2	3	30	51	1	5	0	51.81	45.90	2.29
Philadelphia	280465	190586	80594	109992	R	2488	571	117	4771	1140	104	208	3	67.95	28.74	3.31
Pike	1328	444	829	-385	R	19	1	0	8	23	1	3	0	33.43	62.42	4.14
Potter	3884	1972	1255	717	R	122	87	4	238	200	4	6	0	50.77	32.31	16.92
Schuylkill	29239	16282	11082	5200	R	458	91	24	950	277	38	61	0	55.69	37.90	6.41
Snyder	2715	1510	1038	472	R	69	1	2	52	35	3	7	0	55.62	38.23	6.15
Somerset	8619	5255	2427	2828	R	161	4	2	483	282	3	4	0	60.97	28.16	10.87
Sullivan	1753	734	891	-157	R	19	8	1	19	81	1	0	0	41.87	50.83	7.30
Susquehanna	6576	3568	2669	899	R	48	11	1	33	244	0	3	0	54.26	40.59	5.16
Tioga	6287	4008	1508	2500	R	214	37	5	106	399	8	7	0	63.75	23.99	12.26
Union	2826	1573	1055	518	R	71	11	1	44	62	3	6	1	55.66	37.33	7.01
Venango	8329	3459	2797	662	R	149	34	5	608	1261	6	15	0	41.53	33.58	24.89
Warren	6310	2975	2121	854	R	102	15	0	349	732	12	4	0	47.15	33.61	19.24
Washington	18974	10079	6974	3105	D	231	10	6	1085	582	5	8	0	53.12	36.76	10.12
Wayne	4594	2519	1743	776	R	50	32	4	52	188	6	4	0	54.83	37.94	7.23
Westmoreland	30013	14229	11575	2654	R	273	92	65	2706	1043	58	37	0	47.41	38.57	14.02
Wyoming	2997	1542	1297	245	R	41	7	2	33	72	1	4	0	51.45	43.28	5.27
York	28739	11584	15083	-3499	R	178	82	6	704	1084	17	7	0	40.31	52.48	7.21

Source: Smull's Legislative Handbook, 1917, pp. 647-648
The state report showed a total of 45,385 votes for the Socialist candidate. This does not agree with the total of the individual county returns, which has been used in this table.

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Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1916