From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States Senate elections, 1926
Democratic gain
Democratic hold
Republican hold
Republican gain
The U.S. Senate election, 1926 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of Republican President Calvin Coolidge 's second term. Although Coolidge remained popular, the Republican majority was reduced by six seats.
Democrats defeated the following incumbents:
Senate contests in 1926
State
Incumbent
Party
Status
Opposing Candidates
Alabama
Oscar W. Underwood
Democrat
Retired: Democratic victory, 80.9 - 19.1
Hugo L. Black (Democrat )E. H. Dryer (Republican )
Arizona
Ralph H. Cameron
Republican
Defeated, 58.3 - 41.7
Carl Hayden (Democrat )
Arkansas
Thaddeus H. Caraway
Democrat
Re-elected, 82.8 - 17.2
R. A. Jones (Republican )
California
Samuel M. Shortridge
Republican
Re-elected, 63.1 - 36.9
John B. Elliott (Democrat )
Colorado
Rice W. Means
Republican
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 50.3 - 46.4
Charles W. Waterman (Republican )William E. Sweet (Democrat )
Connecticut
Hiram Bingham III
Republican
Re-elected, 63.3 - 35.6
Rollin U. Tyler (Democrat )
Florida
Duncan U. Fletcher
Democrat
Re-elected, 77.9 - 12.8
John M. Lindsay (Independent )
Georgia
Walter F. George
Democrat
Re-elected, unopposed
Idaho
Frank R. Gooding
Republican
Re-elected, 45.4 - 29.6 - 25.0
H. F. Samuels (Progressive )John F. Nugent (Democrat )
Illinois
William B. McKinley
Republican
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 46.9 - 43.1 - 8.7
Frank L. Smith (Republican )George E. Brennan (Democrat )Hugh S. Magill (Independent )
Indiana 1
Arthur Raymond Robinson
Republican
Re-elected, 50.6 - 48.4 - 0.5 - 0.5
Evans Woollen (Democrat )Albert Stanley (Prohibitionist)William O. Fogleson (Socialist)
Indiana
James E. Watson
Republican
Re-elected, 50.0 - 48.9 - 0.5 - 0.5
Albert Stump (Democrat )William H. Harris (Prohibitionist)Forrest Wallace (Socialist)
Iowa
David W. Stewart
Republican
Retired: Republican victory, 56.5 - 43.3
Smith W. Brookhart (Republican )Claude R. Porter (Democrat )
Kansas
Charles Curtis
Republican
Re-elected, 63.6 - 34.7 - 1.7
Charles Stephens (Democrat )M.L. Phillips (Socialist)
Kentucky
Richard P. Ernst
Republican
Defeated, 51.8 - 48.2
Alben W. Barkley (Democrat )
Louisiana
Edwin S. Broussard
Democrat
Re-elected, unopposed
Maine 2
Arthur J. Gould
Republican
Re-elected, 71.8 - 28.2
Fulton J. Redman (Democrat )
Maryland
Ovington E. Weller
Republican
Defeated, 57.5 - 41.4 - 1.1
Millard E. Tydings (Democrat )William A. Toole (Socialist)
Massachusetts 3
William M. Butler
Republican
Defeated, 52.0 - 46.5
David I. Walsh (Democrat )
Missouri
Harry B. Hawes
Democrat
Re-elected, 51.3 - 47.7
George H. Williams (Republican )
Nevada
Tasker L. Oddie
Republican
Re-elected, 55.8 - 42.5
Raymond T. Baker (Democrat )
New Hampshire
George H. Moses
Republican
Re-elected, 62.3 - 37.7
Robert C. Murchie (Democrat )
New York
James W. Wadsworth, Jr.
Republican
Defeated, 46.5 - 42.4 - 8.2
Robert F. Wagner (Democrat )F. W. Cristman (Independent )
North Carolina
Lee S. Overman
Democrat
Re-elected, 60.5 - 39.5
Johnson J. Hayes (Republican )
North Dakota
Gerald P. Nye
Republican
Re-elected, 69.6 - 12.2 - 8.7 - 6.3
Norris H. Nelson (Independent )F. F. Burchard (Democrat )C. P. Stone (Independent )
Ohio
Frank B. Willis
Republican
Re-elected, 53.2 - 46.6
Atlee Pomerene (Democrat )
Oklahoma
John W. Harreld
Republican
Defeated, 54.8 - 44.7
Elmer Thomas (Democrat )
Oregon
Robert N. Stanfield
Republican
Defeated as Independent , 39.8 - 36.3 - 22.5
Frederick Steiwer (Republican )Bert E. Haney (Democrat )
Pennsylvania 4
George W. Pepper
Republican
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 54.6 - 43.1
William S. Vare (Republican )William B. Wilson (Democrat )
South Carolina
Ellison D. Smith
Democrat
Re-elected, unopposed
South Dakota
Peter Norbeck
Republican
Re-elected, 59.5 - 33.3 - 7.2
C. J. Gunderson (Democrat )Howard Platt (Independent )
Utah
Reed Smoot
Republican
Re-elected, 61.5 - 37.6
Ashby Snow (Democrat )
Vermont
Porter H. Dale
Republican
Re-elected, 73.4 - 26.5
James E. Kennedy (Democrat )
Washington
Wesley L. Jones
Republican
Re-elected, 51.3 - 46.5
A. Scott Bullitt (Democrat )
Wisconsin
Irvine L. Lenroot
Republican
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 55.0 - 20.3 - 12.2 - 5.7
John J. Blaine (Republican )Charles D. Rosa (Independent )Thomas M. Kearney (Democrat )Leo Krzycki (Socialist )
1 special election held due to death of Samuel M. Ralston (D-IN)
2 special election held due to death of Bert M. Fernald (R-ME)
3 special election held due to death of Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)
4 Vare was never seated, due to charges of fraud and corruption in his campaign. His seat remained vacant until 1929.
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
F
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
In the next Congress
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
V
F
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
See also