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The 1926 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Seattle attorney A. Scott Bullitt.
Frank E. Hammond, one of the losing candidates on the Republican side, ran as a "wet" candidate, opposing the prohibition of alcohol, which was already in effect in Washington state, but not yet nationally.[1]
Blanket primary
Candidates
Democratic
- A. Scott Bullitt, Seattle attorney
- James Cleveland Longstreet
Republican
- Austin E. Griffiths, candidate for Mayor of Seattle in 1916 and U.S. Senate in 1922
- Frank E. Hammond
- Lee Roy Henry
- Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent Senator since 1909
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) | 133,893 | 58.40% | |
| Republican | Austin E. Griffiths | 43,611 | 19.02% | |
| Republican | Frank E. Hammond | 29,076 | 12.68% | |
| Democratic | A. Scott Bullitt | 9,523 | 4.15% | |
| Republican | Lee Roy Henry | 9,062 | 3.95% | |
| Democratic | James C. Longstreet | 4,098 | 1.79% | |
| Total votes | 229,263 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- A. Scott Bullitt, Seattle attorney (Democratic)
- David D. Burgess (Socialist Labor)
- J. L. Freeman (Farmer-Labor)
- Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1908 (Republican)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) | 164,130 | 51.31% |  5.09
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| Democratic | A. Scott Bullitt | 148,783 | 46.52% |  28.72
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| Socialist Labor | David D. Burgess | 3,513 | 1.10% | N/A | |
| Farmer–Labor | J. L. Freeman | 3,437 | 1.55% | 24.25
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| Total votes | 319,863 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Remember When". Kitsap Sun. May 22, 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "1926 Washington Senate blanket primary". Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1927). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.