1926 United States Senate elections

United States Senate elections, 1926

November 2, 1926
35 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats were needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Charles Curtis Joseph Robinson Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Kansas Arkansas Last election 54 seats 41 seats Seats before 55 40 Seats won 48 46 Seat change 7 6   Third party   Party Farmer–Labor Last election 1 seat Seats before 1 Seats won 1 Seat change
Democratic gain   Democratic hold   Republican hold   Republican gain
Majority Leader before election Charles Curtis Republican Elected Majority Leader Charles Curtis Republican

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

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 V 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

Key:	D = Democratic F = Farmer-Labor R = Republican V = Vacant	Majority divider

Race summary

Bold state indicates link to individual state's election article. Bold candidate indicates winner.

State	Incumbent			Result	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	Oscar W. 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. 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 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
Maine Special: Class 2	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant	Bert M. Fernald (R) 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%
Maryland	Ovington E. Weller	Republican	[data missing]	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	George H. Williams	Republican	[data missing]	Incumbent lost re-election Democratic gain	√ Harry B. Hawes (Democratic) 51.3% George H. Williams (Republican) 47.7%
Nevada	Tasker L. Oddie	Republican	[data missing]	Incumbent re-elected	√ Tasker L. Oddie (Republican), 55.8% Raymond T. Baker (Democratic) 42.5%
New Hampshire	George H. Moses	Republican	[data missing]	Incumbent re-elected	√ George H. Moses (Republican), 62.3% Robert C. Murchie (Democratic) 37.7%
New York	James W. Wadsworth, Jr.	Republican	[data missing]	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	[data missing]	Incumbent re-elected	√ Lee S. Overman (Democratic), 60.5% Johnson J. Hayes (Republican) 39.5%
North Dakota	Gerald P. Nye	Republican	[data missing]	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	[data missing]	Incumbent re-elected	√ Frank B. Willis (Republican), 53.2% Atlee Pomerene (Democratic) 46.6%
Oklahoma	John W. Harreld	Republican	[data missing]	Incumbent lost re-election Democratic gain	√ Elmer Thomas (Democratic) 54.8% John W. Harreld (Republican) 44.7%
Oregon	Robert N. Stanfield	Republican	[data missing]	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	[data missing]	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	[data missing]	Incumbent re-elected	√ Ellison D. Smith (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota	Peter Norbeck	Republican	[data missing]	Incumbent re-elected	√ Peter Norbeck (Republican), 59.5% C. J. Gunderson (Democratic) 33.3% Howard Platt (Independent) 7.2%
Utah	Reed Smoot	Republican	[data missing]	Incumbent re-elected	√ Reed Smoot (Republican), 61.5% Ashby Snow (Democratic) 37.6%
Vermont	Porter H. Dale	Republican	[data missing]	Incumbent re-elected	√ Porter H. Dale (Republican), 73.4% James E. Kennedy (Democratic) 26.5%
Washington	Wesley L. Jones	Republican	[data missing]	Incumbent re-elected	√ Wesley L. Jones (Republican), 51.3% A. Scott Bullitt (Democratic) 46.5%
Wisconsin	Irvine L. Lenroot	Republican	[data missing]	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%
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Result	Candidates
	Incumbent

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1926