1926 United States Senate elections
Appearance
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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.
Gains and losses
Democrats defeated the following incumbents:
- Ralph H. Cameron (R-AZ)
- Richard P. Ernst (R-KY)
- Ovington E. Weller (R-MD)
- William M. Butler (R-MA)
- James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (R-NY)
- John W. Harreld (R-OK)
Change in Senate composition
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Race summary
Separate election
Date | State | Incumbent | Party | Result | Candidates |
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September 13, 1926 | Maine (Class 2) |
Vacant | Vacant | Incumbent Bert M. Fernald (R) had died August 23, 1926. Winner elected to finish term ending March 4, 1931. Republican gain |
√ Arthur J. Gould (Republican), 71.8% Fulton J. Redman (Democratic) 28.2% |
November elections
All races are for the Class 3 term (1927 to 1933), unless otherwise indicated. Bold state indicates link to individual state's election article. Bold candidate indicates winner.
State | Incumbent | Result | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Alabama | Oscar Underwood | Democratic | 1914 1920 |
Incumbent retired Democratic hold |
√ Hugo L. Black (Democratic) 80.9% E. H. Dryer (Republican) 19.1% |
Arizona | Ralph H. Cameron | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election Democratic gain |
√ Carl Hayden (Democratic) 58.3% Ralph H. Cameron (Republican) 41.7% |
Arkansas | Thaddeus H. Caraway | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected | √ R. A. Jones (Republican) 82.8% Thaddeus H. Caraway (Democratic) 17.2% |
California | Samuel M. Shortridge | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected | √ Samuel M. Shortridge (Republican) 63.1% John B. Elliott (Democratic) 36.9% |
Colorado | Rice W. Means | Republican | 1924 (Special) | Incumbent lost renomination Republican hold |
√ Charles W. Waterman (Republican) 50.3% William E. Sweet (Democratic) 46.4% |
Connecticut | Hiram Bingham III | Republican | 1924 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected | √ Hiram Bingham III (Republican) 63.3% Rollin U. Tyler (Democratic) 35.6% |
Florida | Duncan U. Fletcher | Democratic | 1908 1914 1920 |
Incumbent re-elected | √ Duncan U. Fletcher (Democratic) 77.9% John M. Lindsay (Independent) 12.8% |
Georgia | Walter F. George | Democratic | 1922 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected | √ Walter F. George (Democratic) Unopposed |
Idaho | Frank R. Gooding | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected | √ 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. Winner appointed to finish term, but was not seated.[1] Vacant gain |
√ Frank L. Smith (Republican) 46.9% George E. Brennan (Democratic) 43.1% Hugh S. Magill (Independent) 8.7% |
Indiana Special: Class 1 |
Arthur Raymond Robinson | Republican | 1925 (Appointed) | Incumbent appointee elected to finish term ending March 4, 1929. | √ Arthur Raymond Robinson (Republican) 50.6% Evans Woollen (Democratic) 48.4% Albert Stanley (Prohibitionist) 0.5% William O. Fogleson (Socialist) 0.5% |
Indiana | James E. Watson | Republican | 1916 1920 |
Incumbent re-elected | √ James E. Watson (Republican) 50.0% Albert Stump (Democratic) 48.9% William H. Harris (Prohibitionist) 0.5% Forrest Wallace (Socialist) 0.5% |
Iowa Class 3: Special |
David W. Stewart | Republican | 1926 (Appointed) | Incumbent appointee elected to finish term ending March 4, 1927, but did not seek election to the next term. Republican hold |
√ David W. Stewart (Republican) Unopposed |
Iowa Class 3: General |
√ Smith W. Brookhart (Republican) 56.6% Claude R. Porter (Democratic) 43.4% | ||||
Kansas | Charles Curtis | Republican | 1914 1920 |
Incumbent re-elected | √ 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 Democratic gain |
√ Alben W. Barkley (Democratic) 51.8% Richard P. Ernst (Republican) 48.2% |
Louisiana | Edwin S. Broussard | Democratic | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected | √ Edwin S. Broussard (Democratic) Unopposed |
Maryland | Ovington E. Weller | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election Democratic gain |
√ Millard E. Tydings (Democratic) 57.5% Ovington E. Weller (Republican) 41.4% William A. Toole (Socialist) 1.1% |
Massachusetts Special: Class 1 |
William M. Butler | Republican | 1924 (Appointed) | Incumbent appointee lost election to finish term ending March 4, 1929. Democratic gain |
√ David I. Walsh (Democratic) 52.0% William M. Butler (Republican) 46.5% |
Missouri Class 3: Special |
George H. Williams | Republican | 1925 (Appointed) | Incumbent appointee lost election to finish term ending March 4, 1927 and lost election to the next term. Democratic gain |
√ Harry B. Hawes (Democratic) 52.1% George H. Williams (Republican) 47.9% |
Missouri Class 3: General |
√ Harry B. Hawes (Democratic) 51.3% George H. Williams (Republican) 47.7% | ||||
Nevada | Tasker L. Oddie | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected | √ Tasker L. Oddie (Republican), 55.8% Raymond T. Baker (Democratic) 42.5% |
New Hampshire | George H. Moses | Republican | 1918 (Special) 1920 |
Incumbent re-elected | √ George H. Moses (Republican), 62.3% Robert C. Murchie (Democratic) 37.7% |
New York | James W. Wadsworth, Jr. | Republican | 1914 1920 |
Incumbent lost re-election Democratic gain |
√ Robert F. Wagner (Democratic) 46.5% James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (Republican) 42.4% F. W. Cristman (Independent) 8.2% |
North Carolina | Lee S. Overman | Democratic | 1903 1909 1914 1920 |
Incumbent re-elected | √ Lee S. Overman (Democratic), 60.5% Johnson J. Hayes (Republican) 39.5% |
North Dakota | Gerald P. Nye | Republican | 1925 (Appointed) 1926 (Special) |
Incumbent re-elected | √ Gerald P. 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 | √ Frank B. Willis (Republican), 53.2% Atlee Pomerene (Democratic) 46.6% |
Oklahoma | John W. Harreld | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election Democratic gain |
√ Elmer Thomas (Democratic) 54.8% John W. Harreld (Republican) 44.7% |
Oregon | Robert N. Stanfield | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent Republican hold |
√ 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 Winner was not seated due to charges of campaign fraud and corruption. Vacant gain The seat remained vacant until 1929. |
√ William S. Vare (Republican) 54.6% William B. Wilson (Democratic) 43.1% |
South Carolina | Ellison D. Smith | Democratic | 1908 1914 1920 |
Incumbent re-elected | √ Ellison D. Smith (Democratic) Unopposed |
South Dakota | Peter Norbeck | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent re-elected | √ 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 | √ Reed Smoot (Republican), 61.5% Ashby Snow (Democratic) 37.6% |
Vermont | Porter H. Dale | Republican | 1923 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected | √ Porter H. Dale (Republican), 73.4% James E. Kennedy (Democratic) 26.5% |
Washington | Wesley L. Jones | Republican | 1908 1914 1920 |
Incumbent re-elected | √ Wesley L. Jones (Republican), 51.3% A. Scott Bullitt (Democratic) 46.5% |
Wisconsin | Irvine L. Lenroot | Republican | 1920 | Incumbent lost renomination Republican hold |
√ John J. Blaine (Republican) 55.0% Charles D. Rosa (Independent) 20.3% Thomas M. Kearney (Democratic) 12.2% Leo Krzycki (Socialist) 5.7% |
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See also
References
- ^ 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 in February 1928. The Senate does not consider him to have been a senator.