Colonel William A. Phillips

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Idaho

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

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)

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)

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)

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

Iowa (regular)

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

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

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

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

Maine (special)

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

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)

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)

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)

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^[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

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

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

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)

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

North Dakota special election, June 30, 1926^[2]
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)

North Dakota regular election, November 2, 1926^[1]^[3]
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

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

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

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

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

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

South Dakota

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^[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^[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

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^[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.
^ "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.

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

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

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