1914 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election

Kentucky · 6 candidates · See every 1914 U.S. House race

Who won the 1914 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election?

Joseph Sherley won the 1914 Kentucky U.S. House District 5 Election. Joseph Sherley received 23,765 popular votes (60.61%). The main challenger was Charles T Gardiner (20.67%).

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Sherley +39.9 pts · won by 15,659 votes

Joseph Sherley DemocraticWINNER60.61%

23,765 votes

Charles T Gardinerprogressive20.67%

8,106 votes

Roy Wilhoit Republican16.86%

6,611 votes

Charles Dobbssocialist1.29%

505 votes

Thomas B Mathewsprohibition0.38%

150 votes

Arnoldsocialist labor0.18%

71 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.