1914 United States Senate election in Alabama
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The 1914 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 3, 1914. Incumbent U.S. Senator Frank White, who had been elected in a May 11, 1914, special election to fill the remaining months of Senator Joseph F. Johnston's term, did not run for re-election. U.S. Representative Oscar Underwood, the House Majority Leader, won the Democratic primary over fellow Representative Richmond P. Hobson. In the general election, he defeated Republican nominee Alex C. Birch in a landslide.
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November 3, 1914
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 County results Underwood: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% >90% Birch: 40â50% 60â70% Longshore: 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- Oscar Underwood, U.S. Representative from Alabama's 9th congressional district, House Majority Leader
- Richmond P. Hobson, U.S. Representative from Alabama's 6th congressional district
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Oscar Underwood | 89,740 | 62.11% | |
| Democratic | Richmond P. Hobson | 54,738 | 37.89% | |
| Total votes | 144,478 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Oscar Underwood | 63,389 | 78.13% | â21.87% | |
| Republican | Alex C. Birch | 12,320 | 15.18% | â | |
| Progressive | Adolphus P. Longshore | 4,263 | 5.25% | â | |
| Socialist | S. F. Hinton | 1,159 | 1.43% | â | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | â | ||
| Majority | 51,069 | 62.94% | â37.06% | ||
| Total votes | 81,133 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||