1926 United States Senate elections

1926 United States Senate election in Arizona
	County results; Hayden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Cameron: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Ralph H. Cameron; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Carl Hayden; Democratic

1926 United States Senate election in Alabama
← 1920 1932 →
	County Results; Black: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Dryer: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Oscar Underwood; Democratic	Elected U.S. senator ; Hugo Black; Democratic

1926 United States Senate elections
← 1925 (WI)
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate; 49 seats needed for a majority
	Results of the elections:; Democratic gain Democratic hold; Republican hold; No election
Majority Leader before election; Charles Curtis; Republican	Elected Majority Leader ; Charles Curtis; Republican

The 1926 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that occurred in the middle of Republican President Calvin Coolidge's second term. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. The Republican majority was reduced by seven seats.

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

One Republican and one Democrat retired instead of seeking re-election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Alabama	Oscar Underwood	Hugo Black
Iowa	David W. Stewart	Smith W. Brookhart

Defeats

Ten Republicans sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election. One Republican sought election to finish the unexpired term but lost in the general election and one Republican sought election to finish the unexpired term and election to a full term but lost in both the special election and the regular election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Arizona	Ralph H. Cameron	Carl Hayden
Colorado	Rice W. Means	Charles W. Waterman
Illinois	William B. McKinley	Frank L. Smith
Kentucky	Richard P. Ernst	Alben W. Barkley
Maryland	Ovington Weller	Millard Tydings
Massachusetts	William M. Butler	David I. Walsh
Missouri	George H. Williams	Harry B. Hawes
New York	James Wadsworth	Robert F. Wagner
Oklahoma	John W. Harreld	Elmer Thomas
Oregon	Robert N. Stanfield	Frederick Steiwer
Pennsylvania	George W. Pepper	William S. Vare
Wisconsin	Irvine Lenroot	John J. Blaine

Death

One Republican died on August 23, 1926, and his seat remained vacant until the election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Maine	Bert M. Fernald	Arthur R. Gould

Post-election changes

State	Senator	Replaced by
New Mexico	Andrieus A. Jones	Bronson M. Cutting
Idaho	Frank R. Gooding	John Thomas
Ohio	Frank B. Willis	Cyrus Locher
Michigan	Woodbridge N. Ferris	Arthur H. Vandenberg

Change in composition

Before the elections

At the beginning of 1926.

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈
D₃₈ N.C. Ran	D₃₇ La. Ran	D₃₆ Ga. Ran	D₃₅ Fla. Ran	D₃₄ Ark. Ran	D₃₃ Ala. Retired	D₃₂	D₃₁	D₃₀	D₂₉
D₃₉ S.C. Ran	FL₁	R₅₆ Wisc. Ran	R₅₅ Wash. Ran	R₅₄ Vt. Ran	R₅₃ Utah Ran	R₅₂ S.D. Ran	R₅₁ Pa. Ran	R₅₀ Ore. Ran	R₄₉ Okla. Ran
Majority →									R₄₉ Okla. Ran
R₃₉ Ky. Ran	R₄₀ Maine (sp) Ran	R₄₁ Md. Died	R₄₂ Mass. (sp) Ran	R₄₃ Mo. (reg) & Mo. (sp) Ran	R₄₄ Nev. Ran	R₄₅ N.H. Ran	R₄₆ N.Y. Ran	R₄₇ N.D. (sp) Ran N.D. Ran	R₄₈ Ohio Ran
R₃₈ Kan. Ran	R₃₇ Iowa (reg) Retired Iowa (sp) Ran	R₃₆ Ind. (sp) Ran	R₃₅ Ind. Ran	R₃₄ Ill. Ran	R₃₃ Idaho Ran	R₃₂ Conn. Ran	R₃₁ Colo. Ran	R₃₀ Calif. Ran	R₂₉ Ariz. Ran
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

Elections results

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈
D₃₈ Ky. Gain	D₃₇ Ga. Re-elected	D₃₆ Fla. Re-elected	D₃₅ Ark. Re-elected	D₃₄ Ariz. Gain	D₃₃ Ala. Hold	D₃₂	D₃₁	D₃₀	D₂₉
D₃₉ La. Re-elected	D₄₀ Md. Gain	D₄₁ Mass. (sp) Gain^[b]	D₄₂ Mo. (reg) & Mo. (sp) Gain^[b]	D₄₃ N.Y. Gain	D₄₄ N.C. Re-elected	D₄₅ Okla. Gain	D₄₆ S.C. Re-elected	FL₁	R₄₉ Wisc. Hold
Majority →									R₄₉ Wisc. Hold
R₃₉ Nev. Re-elected	R₄₀ N.H. Re-elected	R₄₁ N.D. (sp) Elected^[c] N.D. Re-elected	R₄₂ Ohio Re-elected	R₄₃ Ore. Hold	R₄₄ Pa. Hold^[d]	R₄₅ S.D. Re-elected	R₄₆ Utah Re-elected	R₄₇ Vt. Re-elected	R₄₈ Wash. Re-elected
R₃₈ Maine (sp) Hold	R₃₇ Kan. Re-elected	R₃₆ Iowa (reg) Hold Iowa (sp) Elected^[c]	R₃₅ Ind. (sp) Elected^[c]	R₃₄ Ind. Re-elected	R₃₃ Ill. Hold^[d]	R₃₂ Idaho Re-elected	R₃₁ Conn. Re-elected	R₃₀ Colo. Hold	R₂₉ Calif. Re-elected
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

At the beginning of the next Congress

		D₁	D₂	D₃	D₄	D₅	D₆	D₇	D₈
D₁₈	D₁₇	D₁₆	D₁₅	D₁₄	D₁₃	D₁₂	D₁₁	D₁₀	D₉
D₁₉	D₂₀	D₂₁	D₂₂	D₂₃	D₂₄	D₂₅	D₂₆	D₂₇	D₂₈
D₃₈	D₃₇	D₃₆	D₃₅	D₃₄	D₃₃	D₃₂	D₃₁	D₃₀	D₂₉
D₃₉	D₄₀	D₄₁	D₄₂	D₄₃	D₄₄	D₄₅	D₄₆	D₄₇ Challenged^[e]	FL₁
Plurality ↑
R₃₉	R₄₀	R₄₁	R₄₂	R₄₃	R₄₄	R₄₅	R₄₆	V₁ Ill. Hold^[d]	V₂ Pa. Hold^[d]
R₃₈	R₃₇	R₃₆	R₃₅	R₃₄	R₃₃	R₃₂	R₃₁	R₃₀	R₂₉
R₁₉	R₂₀	R₂₁	R₂₂	R₂₃	R₂₄	R₂₅	R₂₆	R₂₇	R₂₈
R₁₈	R₁₇	R₁₆	R₁₅	R₁₄	R₁₃	R₁₂	R₁₁	R₁₀	R₉
		R₁	R₂	R₃	R₄	R₅	R₆	R₇	R₈

Key

D_#	Democratic
FL_#	Farmer–Labor
R_#	Republican

Race summaries

Special elections during the 69th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1926 or before March 4, 1927; ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
North Dakota (Class 3)	Gerald Nye	Republican	1926 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected June 30, 1926. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.	▌Y Gerald Nye (Republican-NPL) 50.2% ▌ L. B. Hanna (Republican) 37.5% ▌ C. P. Stone (Independent Republican) 12.3%
Maine (Class 2)	Bert M. Fernald	Republican	1916 (special) 1918 1924	Incumbent died August 23, 1926. New senator elected September 13, 1926. Republican hold.	▌Y Arthur R. Gould (Republican) 71.8% ▌Fulton J. Redman (Democratic) 28.2%
Iowa (Class 3)	David W. Stewart	Republican	1926 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 2, 1926. Winner did not seek election to the next term, see below.	▌Y David W. Stewart (Republican) Unopposed
Indiana (Class 1)	Arthur Raymond Robinson	Republican	1925 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 2, 1926.	▌Y Arthur Raymond Robinson (Republican) 50.6% ▌Evans Woollen (Democratic) 48.4% ▌Albert Stanley (Prohibition) 0.5% ▌William O. Fogleson (Socialist) 0.5%
Massachusetts (Class 1)	William M. Butler	Republican	1924 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 2, 1926. Democratic gain.	▌Y David I. Walsh (Democratic) 52.0% ▌William M. Butler (Republican) 46.5%
Missouri (Class 3)	George H. Williams	Republican	1925 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 2, 1926. Democratic gain. Winner also elected to the next term, see below.	▌Y Harry B. Hawes (Democratic) 52.1% ▌George H. Williams (Republican) 47.9%

Elections leading to the 70th Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1927; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Alabama	Oscar Underwood	Democratic	1914 1920	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Hugo Black (Democratic) 80.9% ▌E. H. Dryer (Republican) 19.1%
Arizona	Ralph H. Cameron	Republican	1920	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Carl Hayden (Democratic) 58.3% ▌Ralph H. Cameron (Republican) 41.7%
Arkansas	Thaddeus H. Caraway	Democratic	1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Thaddeus H. Caraway (Democratic) 82.8% ▌R. A. Jones (Republican) 17.2%
California	Samuel M. Shortridge	Republican	1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Samuel M. Shortridge (Republican) 63.1% ▌John B. Elliott (Democratic) 36.9%
Colorado	Rice W. Means	Republican	1924 (special)	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Charles W. Waterman (Republican) 50.3% ▌William E. Sweet (Democratic) 46.4%
Connecticut	Hiram Bingham III	Republican	1924 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Hiram Bingham III (Republican) 63.3% ▌Rollin U. Tyler (Democratic) 35.6%
Florida	Duncan U. Fletcher	Democratic	1908 1914 1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Duncan U. Fletcher (Democratic) 77.9% ▌John M. Lindsay (Independent) 12.8%
Georgia	Walter F. George	Democratic	1922 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Walter F. George (Democratic) Unopposed
Idaho	Frank R. Gooding	Republican	1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frank R. Gooding (Republican) 45.4% ▌H. F. Samuels (Progressive) 29.6% ▌John F. Nugent (Democratic) 25.0%
Illinois	William B. McKinley	Republican	1920	Incumbent lost renomination, then died. New senator elected. Winner appointed to finish term, but was not seated for either appointment or for next term.^[f] Republican hold, although the Senate did not consider the winner to be a senator.	▌Y Frank L. Smith (Republican) 46.9% ▌George E. Brennan (Democratic) 43.1% ▌Hugh S. Magill (Independent) 8.7%
Indiana	James E. Watson	Republican	1916 (special) 1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James E. Watson (Republican) 50.0% ▌Albert Stump (Democratic) 48.9% ▌William H. Harris (Prohibition) 0.5% ▌Forrest Wallace (Socialist) 0.5%
Iowa	David W. Stewart	Republican	1926 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. Winner did not run to finish the term, see above.	▌Y Smith W. Brookhart (Republican) 56.6% ▌Claude R. Porter (Democratic) 43.4%
Kansas	Charles Curtis	Republican	1914 1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles Curtis (Republican), 63.6% ▌Charles Stephens (Democratic) 34.7% ▌M. L. Phillips (Socialist) 1.7%
Kentucky	Richard P. Ernst	Republican	1920	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Alben W. Barkley (Democratic) 51.8% ▌Richard P. Ernst (Republican) 48.2%
Louisiana	Edwin S. Broussard	Democratic	1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edwin S. Broussard (Democratic) Unopposed
Maryland	Ovington Weller	Republican	1920	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Millard Tydings (Democratic) 57.5% ▌Ovington Weller (Republican) 41.4% ▌William A. Toole (Socialist) 1.1%
Missouri	George H. Williams	Republican	1925 (Appointed)	Incumbent appointee lost election. Winner also elected to finish the current term; see above. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Harry B. Hawes (Democratic) 51.3% ▌George H. Williams (Republican) 47.7%
Nevada	Tasker Oddie	Republican	1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Tasker Oddie (Republican), 55.8% ▌Raymond T. Baker (Democratic) 42.5%
New Hampshire	George H. Moses	Republican	1918 (special) 1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George H. Moses (Republican), 62.3% ▌Robert C. Murchie (Democratic) 37.7%
New York	James Wadsworth	Republican	1914 1920	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Robert F. Wagner (Democratic) 46.5% ▌James Wadsworth (Republican) 42.4% ▌Franklin W. Cristman (Ind. Republican) 8.2%
North Carolina	Lee S. Overman	Democratic	1903 1909 1914 1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Lee S. Overman (Democratic), 60.5% ▌Johnson Jay Hayes (Republican) 39.5%
North Dakota	Gerald Nye	Republican	1925 (Appointed) 1926 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Gerald Nye (Republican), 69.6% ▌Norris H. Nelson (Independent) 12.2% ▌F. F. Burchard (Democratic) 8.7% ▌C. P. Stone (Independent) 6.3%
Ohio	Frank B. Willis	Republican	1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Frank B. Willis (Republican), 53.2% ▌Atlee Pomerene (Democratic) 46.6%
Oklahoma	John W. Harreld	Republican	1920	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Elmer Thomas (Democratic) 54.8% ▌John W. Harreld (Republican) 44.7%
Oregon	Robert N. Stanfield	Republican	1920	Incumbent lost renomination, then ran as an Independent but lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Frederick Steiwer (Republican) 39.8% ▌Bert E. Haney (Democratic) 36.3% ▌Robert N. Stanfield (Independent) 22.5%
Pennsylvania	George W. Pepper	Republican	1922 (Appointed) 1922 (special)	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Senate refused to qualify winner due to charges of corruption and fraud concerning the election. Republican hold, but the Senate would later unseat the winner and declare the seat vacant.	▌Y William S. Vare (Republican) 54.6% ▌William B. Wilson (Democratic) 43.1%
South Carolina	Ellison D. Smith	Democratic	1908 1914 1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ellison D. Smith (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota	Peter Norbeck	Republican	1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Peter Norbeck (Republican), 59.5% ▌C. J. Gunderson (Democratic) 33.3% ▌Howard Platt (Independent) 7.2%
Utah	Reed Smoot	Republican	1903 1909 1914 1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Reed Smoot (Republican), 61.5% ▌Ashby Snow (Democratic) 37.6%
Vermont	Porter H. Dale	Republican	1923 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Porter H. Dale (Republican), 73.4% ▌James E. Kennedy (Democratic) 26.5%
Washington	Wesley L. Jones	Republican	1909 1914 1920	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Wesley L. Jones (Republican), 51.3% ▌A. Scott Bullitt (Democratic) 46.5%
Wisconsin	Irvine Lenroot	Republican	1920	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y John J. Blaine (Republican) 55.0% ▌Charles D. Rosa (Independent) 20.3% ▌Thomas M. Kearney (Democratic) 12.2% ▌Leo Krzycki (Socialist) 5.7%

Closest races

Twelve races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
Indiana (regular)	Republican	1.1%
Indiana (special)	Republican	2.2%
Oregon	Republican	3.5%^[g]
Missouri	Democratic (flip)	3.6%
Kentucky	Democratic (flip)	3.6%
Illinois	Republican	3.8%
Colorado	Republican	3.9%
New York	Democratic (flip)	4.1%
Missouri	Democratic (flip)	4.2%
Washington	Republican	4.8%
Massachusetts	Democratic (flip)	5.5%
Ohio	Republican	6.6%

Alabama

Alabama election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hugo Black (Incumbent)	91,801	80.87%
	Republican	Edmund H. Dryer	21,712	19.13%
Majority			70,089	61.74%
Turnout			113,513
	Democratic hold

Arizona

Arizona election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Hayden	44,951	58.53%
	Republican	Ralph H. Cameron (Incumbent)	31,845	41.47%
Majority			13,106	17.06%
Turnout			76,796
	Democratic gain from Republican

Arkansas

1926 United States Senate election in Arkansas

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	Thaddeus H. Caraway	Robert A. Jones
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	28,166	5,048
Percentage	84.80%	15.20%

County results
Caraway:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Jones:      50–60%
No Vote/Data:

U.S. senator before election

Thaddeus H. Caraway
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Thaddeus H. Caraway
Democratic

Arkansas election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thaddeus H. Caraway (Incumbent)	28,166	84.80%
	Republican	Robert A. Jones	5,048	15.20%
Majority			23,118	69.60%
Turnout			33,214
	Democratic hold

California

1926 United States Senate election in California

← 1920

November 2, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	Samuel Morgan Shortridge	John B. Elliott
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	670,128	391,599
Percentage	63.12%	36.88%

County results
Shortridge: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. senator before election

Samuel Morgan Shortridge
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Samuel Morgan Shortridge
Republican

California election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel M. Shortridge (Incumbent)	670,128	63.11%
	Democratic	John B. Elliott	391,599	36.88%
	None	Scattering	127	0.01%
Majority			278,529	26.23%
Turnout			1,061,854
	Republican hold

Colorado

1926 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1924 (special)

November 2, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	Charles W. Waterman	William Ellery Sweet
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	149,585	138,113
Percentage	50.25%	46.39%

Results by county
Waterman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Sweet: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Rice W. Means
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Charles W. Waterman
Republican

Colorado election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles W. Waterman	149,585	50.25%
	Democratic	William E. Sweet	138,113	46.39%
	Farmer–Labor	Morton Alexander	5,829	1.96%
	Socialist	Frank H. Rice	2,218	0.75%
	Peoples Constitutional Rights	James A. Ownbey	1,091	0.37%
	Workers (Communist)	James A. Ayres	859	0.29%
Majority			11,472	3.86%
Turnout			297,695
	Republican hold

Connecticut

1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut

← 1924 (special)

November 2, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	Hiram Bingham III	Rollin Tyler
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	191,401	107,753
Percentage	63.31%	35.64%

Bingham:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
Tyler:      50–60%
Tie:      50%
No Data/Vote:

U.S. senator before election

Hiram Bingham III
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Hiram Bingham III
Republican

Connecticut election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Bingham III (Incumbent)	191,401	63.31%
	Democratic	Rollin U. Tyler	107,753	35.64%
	Independent	Rice	3,173	1.05%
Majority			83,648	27.67%
Turnout			302,327
	Republican hold

Florida

1926 United States Senate election in Florida

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	Duncan U. Fletcher	John M. Lindsay	W. R. O’Neal
Party	Democratic	Republican	Republican
Popular vote	51,054	8,381	6,133
Percentage	77.86%	12.78%	9.35%

County results
Fletcher: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%
Lindsay: 40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Duncan U. Fletcher
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Duncan U. Fletcher
Democratic

Florida election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Duncan U. Fletcher (Incumbent)	51,054	77.86%
	Republican	John M. Lindsay (delegate convention)	8,381	12.78%
	Republican	W. R. O’Neal	6,133	9.35%
Majority			42,673	65.08%
Turnout			65,568
	Democratic hold

Georgia

1926 United States Senate election in Georgia

← 1922 (special)

1932 →


Nominee	Walter F. George	Richard Russell Sr.
Party	Democratic	Democratic
Electoral vote	382	32
Popular vote	128,179	61,911
Percentage	67.43%	32.57%

County results
George: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%
Russell: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%

U.S. senator before election

Walter F. George
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Walter F. George
Democratic

Primary Election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter F. George (Incumbent)	128,179	67.43%
	Democratic	Richard Russell Sr.	61,911	32.57%
Total votes			190,090	100.00%

General election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter F. George (Incumbent)	47,366	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Idaho

1926 United States Senate election in Idaho

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	Frank R. Gooding	H. F. Samuels	John F. Nugent
Party	Republican	Progressive Party (United States, 1924–34)	Democratic
Popular vote	56,847	37,047	31,285
Percentage	45.41%	29.60%	24.99%

County results
Gooding:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Samuels:      30–40%      40–50%
Nugent:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Frank R. Gooding
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Frank R. Gooding
Republican

Idaho election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank R. Gooding (Incumbent)	56,847	45.41%
	Progressive	H. F. Samuels	37,047	29.60%
	Democratic	John F. Nugent	31,285	24.99%
Majority			19,800	15.81%
Turnout			125,179
	Republican hold

Illinois

1926 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1920

November 2, 1926

1928 (special) →


Nominee	Frank L. Smith	George E. Brennan	Hugh S. McGill
Party	Republican	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	842,273	774,943	156,245
Percentage	46.86%	43.12%	8.69%

Results by county
Smith: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Brennan: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

William B. McKinley
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Frank L. Smith^[f]
Republican

Illinois election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank L. Smith	842,273	46.86%
	Democratic	George E. Brennan	774,943	43.12%
	Independent	Hugh S. Magill	156,245	8.69%
	Progressive	Parley P. Christensen	6,526	0.36%
	Light Wines and Beer	Raymond T. O’Keefe	4,596	0.26%
	Independent Democratic	James H. Kirby	4,203	0.23%
	Socialist	John T. Whitlock	2,998	0.17%
	Socialist Labor	G. A. Jenning	1,977	0.11%
	Workers (Communist)	J. Louis Engdahl	1,309	0.07%
	High Life	James A. Logan	1,161	0.06%
	Independent	Samuel C. Irving	701	0.04%
	Commonwealth Land	Morris Lynchenheim	427	0.02%
Majority			67,330	3.74%
Turnout			1,797,359
	Republican hold

Indiana

There were 2 elections in Indiana due to the October 14, 1925, death of Democrat Samuel M. Ralston.

Indiana (special)

1926 United States Senate special election in Indiana

← 1922

November 2, 1926

1928 →


Nominee	Arthur Robinson	Evans Woollen
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	519,401	496,540
Percentage	50.62%	48.40%

County results
Robinson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Woollen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Arthur Raymond Robinson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Arthur Raymond Robinson
Republican

Republican Arthur Raymond Robinson was appointed to continue Ralston's term, pending the special election, which he then won.

Indiana special election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur Raymond Robinson (Incumbent)	519,401	50.62%
	Democratic	Evans Woollen	496,540	48.40%
	Prohibition	Albert Stanley	5,205	0.51%
	Socialist	William O. Fogleson	4,864	0.47%
Majority			22,861	2.22%
Turnout			1,026,010
	Republican hold

Indiana (regular)

1926 United States Senate election in Indiana

← 1920

November 2, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	James E. Watson	Albert Stump
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	522,837	511,454
Percentage	50.04%	48.95%

County results
Watson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Stump: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

James E. Watson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James E. Watson
Republican

Indiana general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James E. Watson (Incumbent)	522,837	50.04%
	Democratic	Albert Stump	511,454	48.95%
	Prohibition	William H. Harris	5,420	0.52%
	Socialist	Forrest Wallace	5,106	0.49%
Majority			11,383	1.09%
Turnout			1,044,817
	Republican hold

Iowa

Iowa (special)

1926 United States Senate special election in Iowa

← 1920

1926 →


Nominee	David W. Stewart
Party	Republican
Popular vote	336,410
Percentage	100.00%

County Results
Stewart: 90–100%

U.S. senator before election

David W. Stewart
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

David W. Stewart
Republican

Iowa special election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David W. Stewart (Incumbent)	336,410	100.00%
	Republican hold

Iowa (regular)

1926 United States Senate election in Iowa

← 1926 (special)

1932 →


Nominee	Smith W. Brookhart	Claude R. Porter
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	323,409	247,869
Percentage	56.61%	43.39%

County results
Brookhart: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Porter: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

David W. Stewart
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Smith W. Brookhart
Republican

Iowa election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Smith W. Brookhart	323,409	56.61%
	Democratic	Claude R. Porter	247,869	43.39%
Majority			75,540	13.22%
Turnout			571,278
	Republican hold

Kansas

1926 United States Senate election in Kansas

← 1920

1930 (special) →


Nominee	Charles Curtis	Charles Stephens
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	308,222	168,446
Percentage	63.57%	34.74%

County results
Curtis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Stephens: 40–50% 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Charles Curtis
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Charles Curtis
Republican

Kansas election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Curtis (Incumbent)	308,222	63.57%
	Democratic	Charles Stephens	168,446	34.74%
	Socialist	M. L. Phillips	8,208	1.69%
Majority			139,776	28.83%
Turnout			484,876
	Republican hold

Kentucky

1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	Alben W. Barkley	Richard P. Ernst
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	286,997	266,657
Percentage	51.84%	48.16%

County results
Barkley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Ernst: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. senator before election

Richard P. Ernst
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Alben W. Barkley
Democratic

Kentucky election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alben W. Barkley	286,997	51.84%
	Republican	Richard P. Ernst (Incumbent)	266,657	48.16%
Majority			20,340	3.68%
Turnout			553,654
	Democratic gain from Republican

Louisiana

1926 United States Senate election in Louisiana

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	Edwin S. Broussard
Party	Democratic
Popular vote	54,180
Percentage	100.0%

U.S. senator before election

Edwin S. Broussard
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Edwin S. Broussard
Democratic

Louisiana election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin S. Broussard (Incumbent)	54,180	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Maine (special)

1926 United States Senate Special election in Maine

← 1924

September 13, 1926

1930 →


Nominee	Arthur R. Gould	Fulton J. Redman
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	79,498	31,225
Percentage	71.8%	28.2%

County results
Gould: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 90–100%

U.S. senator before election

Vacant

Elected U.S. senator

Arthur R. Gould
Republican

Maine special election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur R. Gould	79,498	71.80%
	Democratic	Fulton J. Redman	31,225	28.20%
Majority				43.60%
Turnout			110,723
	Republican hold

Maryland

1926 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1920

November 2, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	Millard Tydings	Ovington Weller
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	195,410	140,695
Percentage	57.51%	41.41%

County results
Weller: 50–60% 60–70%
Tydings: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Ovington Weller
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Millard Tydings
Democratic

Maryland election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Millard Tydings	195,410	57.51%
	Republican	Ovington Weller (Incumbent)	140,695	41.41%
	Socialist	William A. Toole	3,659	1.08%
Majority			54,715	16.10%
Turnout			339,764
	Democratic gain from Republican

Massachusetts (special)

1926 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

← 1922

November 2, 1926

1928 →


Nominee	David I. Walsh	William M. Butler
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	525,303	469,989
Percentage	52.01%	46.54%

County results
Walsh: 50–60% 60–70%
Butler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

William M. Butler
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

David I. Walsh
Democratic

Massachusetts special election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David I. Walsh	525,303	52.01%
	Republican	William M. Butler (Incumbent)	469,989	46.54%
	Workers	John J. Ballam	5,167	0.51%
	Modification Volstead Act	Washington Cook	4,766	0.47%
	Socialist	Alfred Baker Lewis	4,730	0.47%
	None	Scattering	11	0.00%
Majority			55,314	5.47%
Turnout			1,009,966
	Democratic gain from Republican

Missouri

There were 2 elections on the same day for the same seat, due to the May 16, 1925, death of Republican Selden P. Spencer.

Republican George H. Williams was appointed May 25, 1925, to continue the term, epending a special election. Williams ran in both the special election to finish the term and the regular election to the next term, but lost both races to Democrat Harry B. Hawes.

Missouri (special)

1926 United States Senate special election in Missouri

← 1920

1926 (regular) →


Nominee	Harry B. Hawes	George Howard Williams
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	514,389	473,068
Percentage	52.09%	47.91%

County results
Hawes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Williams: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

George Howard Williams
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Harry B. Hawes
Democratic

Missouri special election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry B. Hawes	514,389	52.09%
	Republican	George H. Williams (Incumbent)	473,068	47.91%
Majority			41,321	4.18%
Turnout			987,457
	Democratic gain from Republican

Missouri (regular)

1926 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1926 (special)

1932 →


Nominee	Harry B. Hawes	George Howard Williams
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	506,015	470,654
Percentage	51.30%	47.71%

County results
Hawes: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Williams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

George Howard Williams
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Harry B. Hawes
Democratic

Missouri general election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry B. Hawes	506,015	51.30%
	Republican	George H. Williams (Incumbent)	470,654	47.71%
	Prohibition	Herman P. Faris	7,540	0.76%
	Socialist	Robert D. Morrison	1,807	0.18%
	Socialist Labor	William Wesley Cox	464	0.05%
Majority			35,361	3.29%
Turnout			986,480
	Democratic gain from Republican

Nevada

Nevada election

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	Tasker Oddie	Raymond T. Baker
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	17,430	13,273
Percentage	55.8%	42.5%

Results by county
Oddie: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Baker: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Tasker Oddie
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Tasker Oddie
Republican

Nevada election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tasker Oddie (Incumbent)	17,430	55.78%
	Democratic	Raymond T. Baker	13,273	42.48%
	Independent	George A. Bice	543	1.74%
Majority			4157	13.30%
Turnout			31,246
	Republican hold

New Hampshire

1926 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	George H. Moses	Robert C. Murchie
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	79,279	47,935
Percentage	62.3%	37.7%

County results
Moses: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

George H. Moses
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

George H. Moses
Republican

New Hampshire election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George H. Moses (Incumbent)	79,279	62.32%
	Democratic	Robert C. Murchie	47,935	37.68%
Majority				24.64%
Turnout			127,214
	Republican hold

New York

1926 United States Senate election in New York

← 1920

November 2, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	Robert F. Wagner	James W. Wadsworth	Franklin W. Cristman
Party	Democratic	Republican	Independent Republican
Alliance			Prohibition
Popular vote	1,321,463	1,205,246	231,906
Percentage	46.48%	42.40%	8.16%

County Results
Wagner: 50–60% 60–70%
Wadsworth: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

Senator before election

James W. Wadsworth
Republican

Elected Senator

Robert F. Wagner
Democratic

New York election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert F. Wagner	1,321,463	46.48%
	Republican	James W. Wadsworth Jr. (Incumbent)	1,205,246	42.40%
	Independent Republican	Franklin W. Cristman	231,906	8.16%
	Socialist	Jessie W. Hughan	73,412	2.58%
	Workers	William F. Dunne	6,444	0.23%
	Socialist Labor	Joseph Brandon	4,342	0.15%
Majority			116,217	4.08%
Turnout			2,842,813
	Democratic gain from Republican

North Carolina

1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1920

1932 (special) →


Nominee	Lee S. Overman	Johnson J. Hayes
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	218,934	142,891
Percentage	60.5%	39.5%

County results
Overman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%
Hayes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Lee S. Overman
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Lee S. Overman
Democratic

North Carolina election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lee Slater Overman (Incumbent)	218,934	60.51%
	Republican	Johnson J. Hayes	142,891	39.49%
Majority			76,043	21.02%
Turnout			361,825
	Democratic hold

North Dakota

There were two elections due to the June 22, 1925, death of one-term Republican Edwin F. Ladd. Republican Gerald Nye was appointed November 14, 1925, to continue the term, pending a special election. Nye later won the June 1926 special election to finish the term and the November 1926 general election to the next term.

North Dakota (special)

1926 United States Senate special election in North Dakota

← 1920

June 30, 1926

1926 (regular) →


Nominee	Gerald Nye	L. B. Hanna	C. P. Stone
Party	Nonpartisan League	Republican	Independent Republican
Alliance		Democratic
Popular vote	79,709	59,499	19,586
Percentage	50.19%	37.46%	12.33%

County results
Nye: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Hanna: 40-50% 50-60%

U.S. senator before election

Gerald Nye
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Gerald Nye
Republican

Nye was elected on the Nonpartisan League ticket, but served as a Republican.

North Dakota special election, June 30, 1926^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan League	Gerald Nye (Incumbent)	79,709	50.20%
	Republican	Louis B. Hanna	59,499	37.47%
	Independent Republican	C. P. Stone	19,586	12.33%
Majority			88,970	57.36%
Turnout				24.55%
	Non-Partisan League hold

North Dakota (regular)

1926 United States Senate election in North Dakota

← 1926 (special)

November 2, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	Gerald Nye	Norris H. Nelson
Party	Republican	Independent Republican
Popular vote	107,921	18,951
Percentage	69.58%	12.22%


Nominee	F. F. Burchard	C. P. Stone
Party	Democratic	Independent Republican
Popular vote	13,519	9,738
Percentage	8.72%	6.28%

County results
Nye: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%

U.S. senator before election

Gerald Nye
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Gerald Nye
Republican

North Dakota regular election, November 2, 1926^[1]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Nye (Incumbent)	107,921	69.58%
	Independent	Norris H. Nelson	18,951	12.22%
	Democratic	F. F. Burchard	13,519	8.72%
	Independent	C. P. Stone	9,738	6.28%
	Independent	William Lemke	4,977	3.21%
Majority			88,970	57.36%
Turnout			155,106
	Republican hold

Ohio

1926 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1920

1928 (special) →


Nominee	Frank B. Willis	Atlee Pomerene
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	711,359	623,221
Percentage	53.2%	46.6%

County results
Willis: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Pomerene: 50-60% 60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Frank B. Willis
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Frank B. Willis
Republican

Ohio election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank B. Willis (Incumbent)	711,359	53.19%
	Democratic	Atlee Pomerene	623,221	46.60%
	Socialist Labor	Goerke	2,846	0.21%
Majority			88,138	6.59%
Turnout			1,337,426
	Republican hold

Oklahoma

1926 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	Elmer Thomas	John W. Harreld
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	195,587	155,829
Percentage	55.4%	44.1%

County results
Thomas: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Harreld: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

John W. Harreld
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Elmer Thomas
Democratic

Oklahoma election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elmer Thomas	195,587	55.35%
	Republican	John W. Harreld (Incumbent)	155,829	44.10%
	Socialist	J. A. Hart	1,009	0.29%
	Farmer–Labor	J. Edwin Spurr	781	0.22%
	Independent	Thomas P. Hopley	143	0.04%
Majority			39,758	11.25%
Turnout			353,349
	Democratic gain from Republican

Oregon

1926 United States Senate election in Oregon

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	Frederick Steiwer	Bert E. Haney	Robert N. Stanfield
Party	Republican	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	89,007	81,301	50,246
Percentage	39.8%	36.3%	22.5%

County results
Steiwer: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60%
Haney: 30-40% 40-50%

U.S. senator before election

Robert N. Stanfield
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Frederick Steiwer
Republican

Oregon election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frederick Steiwer	89,007	39.79%
	Democratic	Bert E. Haney	81,301	36.34%
	Independent	Robert N. Stanfield (Incumbent)	50,246	22.46%
	Independent	W. P. Adams	3,145	1.41%
Majority			7,706	3.45%
Turnout			223,699
	Republican gain from Independent

Pennsylvania

1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1922 (special)

November 2, 1926

1930 (special) →


Nominee	William Scott Vare	William Bauchop Wilson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	822,187	648,680
Percentage	54.64%	43.11%

County results
Vare: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Wilson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

George W. Pepper
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William Scott Vare^[h]
Republican

General election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Scott Vare	882,187	54.64%
	Democratic	William Bauchop Wilson	648,680	43.11%
	Prohibition	Elisha Kent Kane	19,523	1.30%
	Socialist	George W. Snyder	9,869	0.66%
	Workers	A. J. Carey	3,094	0.21%
	Commonwealth Land	Robert C. Macauly	1,053	0.07%
	None	Scattering	290	0.02%
Majority			173,507	11.53%
Turnout			1,504,696
	Republican hold

South Carolina

1926 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina

← 1920

August 31 and September 14, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	Ellison D. Smith	Edgar Allan Brown
Party	Democratic	Democratic
Popular vote	72,015 primary 82,783 runoff	65,331 primary 77,559 runoff
Percentage	41.99% primary 51.62% runoff	38.10% primary 48.38% runoff

Smith:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Brown:      30–40%      40–50%      50-60%      60–70%      70–80%
Dial:      60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Ellison D. Smith
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Ellison D. Smith
Democratic

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellison D. Smith (Incumbent)	14,560	100.00%
	Democratic hold

South Dakota

1926 United States Senate election in South Dakota

← 1920

November 2, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	Peter Norbeck	Charles J. Gunderson	Howard Platt
Party	Republican	Democratic	Farmer–Labor
Popular vote	105,756	59,128	12,797
Percentage	59.52%	33.28%	7.20%

County results
Norbeck:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Gunderson:      40–50%
No Vote:

U.S. senator before election

Peter Norbeck
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Peter Norbeck
Republican

South Dakota election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Norbeck (Incumbent)	105,619	59.57%
	Democratic	C. J. Gunderson	59,094	33.33%
	Farmer–Labor	Howard Platt	12,584	7.10%
Majority			46,525	26.24%
Turnout			177,297
	Republican hold

Utah

Utah election

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	Reed Smoot	Ashby Snow
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	88,101	53,809
Percentage	61.5%	37.6%

County results
Smoot: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Snow: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Reed Smoot
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Reed Smoot
Republican

Utah election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reed Smoot (Incumbent)	88,101	61.51%
	Democratic	Ashby Snow	53,809	37.57%
	Socialist	C. T. Stoney	1,310	0.91%
Majority			34,292	23.94%
Turnout			143,220
	Republican hold

Vermont

1926 United States Senate election in Vermont

← 1923 (special)

1932 →


Nominee	Porter H. Dale	James E. Kennedy
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	52,286	18,890
Percentage	73.4%	26.5%

U.S. senator before election

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Porter H. Dale
Republican

1926 United States Senate election in Vermont^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Porter H. Dale (Incumbent)	52,286	73.41%
	Democratic	James E. Kennedy	18,890	26.52%
	None	Scattering	52	0.07%
Majority			33,396	46.89%
Total votes			71,228	100.00%
	Republican hold

Washington

1926 United States Senate election in Washington

← 1920

November 2, 1926

1932 →


Nominee	Wesley L. Jones	A. Scott Bullitt
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	164,130	148,783
Percentage	51.31%	46.52%

Results by county
Jones: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Bullitt: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

Washington election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wesley Livsey Jones (Incumbent)	164,130	51.31%
	Democratic	A. Scott Bullitt	148,783	46.51%
	Socialist Labor	David Burgess	3,513	1.10%
	Farmer–Labor	J. L. Freeman	3,437	1.07%
Majority			15,347	4.80%
Turnout			319,863
	Republican hold

Wisconsin

Wisconsin election

← 1920

1932 →


Nominee	John J. Blaine	Charles D. Rosa
Party	Republican	Independent Progressive
Popular vote	299,759	111,122
Percentage	54.9%	20.4%


Nominee	Thomas M. Kearney	Leo Krzycki
Party	Democratic	Socialist
Popular vote	66,672	31,317
Percentage	12.2%	5.7%

Results by county
Blaine: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Rosa: 40–50% 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Irvine Lenroot
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

John J. Blaine
Republican

Wisconsin election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Blaine	299,759	54.92%
	Independent Progressive	Charles D. Rosa	111,122	20.36%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Kearney	66,672	12.22%
	Socialist	Leo Krzycki	31,317	5.74%
	Independent	J. N. Tittemore	23,822	4.36%
	Prohibition	Ella T. Sanford	9,885	1.81%
	Independent	Richard Koeppel	3,061	0.56%
	None	Scattering	130	0.02%
Majority			188,637	34.56%
Turnout			545,768
	Republican hold

Notes

^ There were also special elections in June, September, and November 1926.
^ ^a ^b Appointee defeated
^ ^a ^b ^c Appointee elected
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Senate refused to qualify
^ Democrat Daniel F. Steck successfully challenged the 1924 election of Republican Smith W. Brookhart and the Senate awarded Steck the seat on April 12, 1926.
^ ^a ^b Frank L. Smith defeated William B. McKinley for the 1926 Republican nomination in Illinois and won the subsequent general election. McKinley died shortly before the end of his term, so Smith was appointed to replace him. When Smith presented his credentials to serve the remainder of McKinely's term, the Senate refused to seat him based on what it saw as an election rife with fraud and corruption. When Smith returned with his credentials for the term he was elected to, the Senate again refused to seat him for the same reasons. Smith and the Governor considered him to be the rightful senator, but he resigned February 9, 1928.
^ Oregon was the "tipping point" state.
^ Not seated

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald S. (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. p. 64 – via Google Books.
^ "Primary Election 06-30-1926" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
^ "General Election 11-02-1926" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

[1] There were also special elections in June, September, and November 1926.

[Appointee_defeated-2] Appointee defeated

[Appointee_elected-3] Appointee elected

[Disqualified-4] Senate refused to qualify

[5] Democrat Daniel F. Steck successfully challenged the 1924 election of Republican Smith W. Brookhart and the Senate awarded Steck the seat on April 12, 1926.

[franklsmith-6] Frank L. Smith defeated William B. McKinley for the 1926 Republican nomination in Illinois and won the subsequent general election. McKinley died shortly before the end of his term, so Smith was appointed to replace him. When Smith presented his credentials to serve the remainder of McKinely's term, the Senate refused to seat him based on what it saw as an election rife with fraud and corruption. When Smith returned with his credentials for the term he was elected to, the Senate again refused to seat him for the same reasons. Smith and the Governor considered him to be the rightful senator, but he resigned February 9, 1928.

[7] Oregon was the "tipping point" state.

[12] Not seated

[Clerk-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2019.

[9] Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald S. (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections, 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. p. 64 – via Google Books.

[10] "Primary Election 06-30-1926" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

[11] "General Election 11-02-1926" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. Retrieved 2022-06-19.

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