Electoral history of William Borah
List of elections featuring William Borah as a candidate
Senator William Borah (R-ID)
Borah in later years
Statue of Senator William E. Borah in National Statuary Hall Collection at U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. ;bronze , by Bryant Baker , 1947
Electoral history of William Edgar Borah , United States Senator from Idaho (1907–1940)
Elections
Idaho's At-large congressional district , 1896 :[ 1]
James Gunn (D/Populist) - 13,787 (47.75%)
William Borah (Silver Republican) - 9,034 (31.29%)
John T. Morrison (R) - 6,054 (20.97%)
United States Senate election in Idaho, 1902 (by legislature , January 14, 1903):[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Republican nomination (Legislative caucus, January 7, 1903)[ 5]
United States Senate election in Idaho, 1906 (by legislature, January 15, 1907):[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
William Borah (R) - 53 (74.6%) - elected
Fred Dubois (D) (inc.) - 18 (25.4%)
1912 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally) :[ 12]
United States Senate election in Idaho, 1912 (by legislature, January 14, 1913):[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
William Borah (R) (inc.) - 75 (91.5%) - elected
George Tannahill (D) - 5 (6.1%)
Kirtland Perky (D) - 2 (2.4%)
1916 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally) :[ 16]
1916 Republican National Convention (Vice Presidential tally) :[ 17]
United States Senate election in Idaho, 1918 :[ 18]
William Borah (R) (inc.) - 63,587 (67.21%)
Frank L. Moore (D) - 31,018 (32.79%)
1920 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally) :
1st ballot:
2nd ballot:
3rd ballot:
4th ballot:
United States Senate election in Idaho, 1924 :[ 19]
1928 Republican presidential primaries :[ 20]
Herbert Hoover - 2,045,928 (49.73%)
Frank O. Lowden - 1,317,799 (32.03%)
George W. Norris - 259,548 (6.31%)
James Eli Watson - 228,795 (5.56%)
Guy D. Goff - 128,429 (3.12%)
Frank B. Willis - 84,461 (2.05%)
Calvin Coolidge (inc.) - 12,985 (0.32%)
Charles G. Dawes - 12,297 (0.30%)
Olin J. Ross - 8,280 (0.20%)
Unpledged - 5,426 (0.13%)
Al Smith - 3,249 (0.08%)
Alvan Fuller - 1,686 (0.04%)
William Borah - 206 (0.01%)
Others - 5,185 (0.13%)
United States Senate election in Idaho, 1930 :[ 21]
William Borah (R) (inc.) - 94,938 (72.42%)
Joseph M. Tyler (D) - 36,162 (27.58%)
1936 Republican presidential primaries results by state
1936 Republican presidential primaries :[ 22]
1936 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally) :[ 23]
Alf Landon - 984 (98.11%)
William Borah - 19 (1.89%)
United States Senate election in Idaho, 1936 :[ 24]
William Borah (R) (inc.) - 128,723 (63.36%)
C. Ben Ross (D) - 74,444 (36.64%)
References
^ "Our Campaigns - ID at Large Race - Nov 03, 1896" .
^ "Caucus tonight on Senator" . Spokesman-Review . January 7, 1903. p. 1.
^ "Weldon Brinton Heyburn, 1852-1912, Papers, 1889-1911" . University of Idaho Library. Retrieved June 25, 2013 .
^ "How Heyburn got it" . Spokesman-Review . January 17, 1903. p. 4.
^ "Heyburn to be Senator from Idaho" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. January 9, 1903. p. 1.
^ "Elect Heyburn U.S. Senator" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. January 14, 1903. p. 3.
^ "Borah wins long fight" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. January 16, 1907. p. 3.
^ "Joint session ratifies Borah" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. January 17, 1907. p. 1.
^ "Idaho bestows toga on Borah" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. January 18, 1907. p. 1.
^ "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1906" .
^ "Senator Borah now the title" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . January 16, 1907. p. 1.
^ "Our Campaigns - US Vice President - R Convention Race - Jun 18, 1912" .
^ "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1912" .
^ Ford, James A. (January 15, 1913). "Idaho short term senatorship left in doubt on first ballot" . Spokesman-Review . p. 3.
^ Greeley, Horace (1914). United States Senators chosen, 1913 . Tribune Almanac and Political Register. p. 458 – via New York Tribune. Borah.
^ "Our Campaigns - US President - R Convention Race - Jun 07, 1916" .
^ "Our Campaigns - US Vice President - R Convention Race - Jun 07, 1916" .
^ "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1918" .
^ "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1924" .
^ "Our Campaigns - US President - R Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1928" .
^ "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1930" .
^ "Our Campaigns - US President - R Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1936" .
^ "Our Campaigns - US President - R Convention Race - Jun 09, 1936" .
^ "Our Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1936" .
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