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1914 US Senate election in California

James D. Phelan (Democrat) beat Francis J. Heney (independent) in California in 1914, 31.6% to 28.8%, a margin of 2.8 points and 24,664 votes.

other candidates led in 31 of the 58 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 22 and Republicans in 5. The largest, Los Angeles, cast 212,180 votes and went to the other candidates by 20.6 points. The closest was Sutter, where 1 vote separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James D. Phelan won Democratic 279,896 31.6%
Francis J. Heney Progressive 255,232 28.8%
Joseph R. Knowland Republican 254,159 28.7%
All other candidates 96,726 10.9%
Total886,013

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Los Angeles 52,215 24.6% 58,094 27.4% 101,871 212,180 Others
San Francisco 60,625 46.6% 31,477 24.2% 37,911 130,013 D+22.4
Alameda 17,655 20.5% 38,100 44.3% 30,271 86,026 R+23.8
San Diego 7,178 21.5% 11,014 33.0% 15,184 33,376 Others
Santa Clara 10,052 34.6% 8,391 28.9% 10,612 29,055 Others
Sacramento 10,556 38.0% 6,152 22.1% 11,070 27,778 Others
Fresno 8,780 33.4% 4,272 16.3% 13,226 26,278 Others
San Bernardino 5,229 26.2% 6,708 33.6% 7,998 19,935 Others
San Joaquin 6,030 31.4% 5,334 27.8% 7,833 19,197 Others
Sonoma 6,110 33.1% 6,150 33.3% 6,218 18,478 Others
Orange 3,387 20.8% 5,320 32.7% 7,563 16,270 Others
Kern 5,317 36.3% 3,235 22.1% 6,088 14,640 Others
Tulare 4,709 32.9% 2,987 20.9% 6,617 14,313 Others
Riverside 2,476 20.1% 3,630 29.5% 6,209 12,315 Others
Contra Costa 3,497 28.7% 4,532 37.2% 4,153 12,182 R+8.5
Butte 4,477 37.2% 2,862 23.8% 4,685 12,024 Others
Stanislaus 3,137 27.4% 2,337 20.4% 5,963 11,437 Others
Humboldt 2,583 23.5% 3,192 29.0% 5,234 11,009 Others
Solano 3,353 32.6% 3,991 38.8% 2,930 10,274 R+6.2
San Mateo 3,323 36.6% 2,951 32.5% 2,793 9,067 D+4.1
Santa Cruz 3,702 40.9% 1,929 21.3% 3,412 9,043 D+19.6
Santa Barbara 2,878 33.1% 2,249 25.8% 3,578 8,705 Others
Marin 3,342 40.5% 2,751 33.3% 2,166 8,259 D+7.2
Monterey 3,061 39.3% 2,186 28.1% 2,538 7,785 D+11.2
Mendocino 2,352 30.8% 2,740 35.9% 2,535 7,627 R+5.1
Napa 2,404 31.9% 2,501 33.2% 2,635 7,540 Others
San Luis Obispo 1,982 31.0% 1,694 26.5% 2,726 6,402 Others
Placer 1,971 31.7% 1,208 19.4% 3,040 6,219 Others
Ventura 1,645 26.7% 2,197 35.7% 2,313 6,155 Others
Siskiyou 2,069 33.9% 1,615 26.4% 2,426 6,110 Others
Imperial 2,269 38.4% 1,097 18.6% 2,536 5,902 Others
Shasta 2,029 36.3% 1,244 22.3% 2,310 5,583 Others
Yolo 2,547 45.7% 1,451 26.0% 1,575 5,573 D+19.7
Merced 2,002 36.6% 1,476 27.0% 1,986 5,464 D+9.6
Kings 1,759 33.2% 1,597 30.1% 1,944 5,300 Others
Nevada 1,937 39.2% 1,126 22.8% 1,879 4,942 D+16.4
Tehama 1,784 37.2% 1,105 23.1% 1,901 4,790 Others
Yuba 1,434 37.5% 1,002 26.2% 1,387 3,823 D+11.3
Glenn 1,449 43.1% 803 23.9% 1,113 3,365 D+19.2
Colusa 1,644 49.0% 764 22.8% 949 3,357 D+26.2
Madera 1,413 43.2% 683 20.9% 1,176 3,272 D+22.3
Tuolumne 1,226 37.5% 920 28.1% 1,123 3,269 D+9.4
Calaveras 1,150 36.0% 1,039 32.5% 1,004 3,193 D+3.5
Amador 1,335 41.8% 1,069 33.5% 787 3,191 D+8.3
El Dorado 1,395 46.4% 713 23.7% 896 3,004 D+22.7
Sutter 1,051 35.6% 1,050 35.5% 854 2,955 level
San Benito 1,300 45.3% 849 29.6% 719 2,868 D+15.7
Lake 805 33.9% 696 29.3% 877 2,378 Others
Lassen 846 36.1% 588 25.1% 909 2,343 Others
Modoc 964 43.9% 596 27.1% 638 2,198 D+16.7
Inyo 551 26.5% 621 29.8% 911 2,083 Others
Plumas 658 35.2% 464 24.8% 749 1,871 Others
Trinity 512 35.2% 339 23.3% 605 1,456 Others
Mariposa 734 51.7% 299 21.0% 388 1,421 D+30.6
Sierra 471 40.3% 300 25.7% 397 1,168 D+14.6
Del Norte 332 31.8% 305 29.2% 407 1,044 Others
Mono 178 42.1% 128 30.3% 117 423 D+11.8
Alpine 26 30.6% 36 42.4% 23 85 R+11.8

Counties as they stood in 1914; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

California Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Adam B. Schiff (D) D+17.7
2022 Alex Padilla (D) D+22.1
2018 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+54.2
2016 Kamala Harris (D) D+61.6
2012 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+25.0
2010 Barbara Boxer (D) D+10.0
2006 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+24.4
2004 Barbara Boxer (D) D+19.9
2000 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+19.3
1998 Barbara Boxer (D) D+10.0
1994 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+1.9
1992 Barbara Boxer (D) D+4.9
1988 Pete Wilson (R) R+8.8
1986 Alan Cranston (D) D+1.4
1982 Pete Wilson (R) R+6.8
1980 Alan Cranston (D) D+19.4
1976 S. I. Hayakawa (R) R+3.3
1974 Alan Cranston (D) D+24.3
1970 John V. Tunney (D) D+9.5
1968 Alan Cranston (D) D+4.9
1964 George Murphy (R) R+3.1
1962 Thomas Kuchel (R) R+12.9
1958 Clair Engle (D) D+14.1
1956 Thomas Kuchel (R) R+8.3
1952 William Knowland (R) R+87.8
1950 Richard M. Nixon (R) R+18.5
1946 William F. Knowland (R) R+9.9
1944 Sheridan Downey (D) D+4.6
1940 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+82.5
1938 Sheridan Downey (D) D+9.8
1934 Hiram Johnson (R) R+94.5
1932 William Gibbs McAdoo (D) D+12.6
1928 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+55.9
1926 Samuel M. Shortridge (R) R+26.2
1922 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+38.4
1920 Samuel M. Shortridge (R) R+8.3
1916 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+31.6
1914 James D. Phelan (D) D+2.9