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1916 Indiana U.S. Senate Special
Indiana · 2 candidates
Watson +1.4 pts · won by 9,616 votes
James E. WatsonRepublicanWINNER47.66%
335,193 votes
Thomas TaggartDemocratic46.29%
325,577 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).