1926 United States Senate elections

1926 United States Senate elections

← 1924 November 2, 1926[a] 1928 →
← 1925 (WI)
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Charles Curtis Joseph Robinson Party Republican Democratic Leader since November 9, 1924 December 3, 1923 Leader's seat Kansas Arkansas Seats before 56 39 Seats after 49 46 Seat change 7 7 Seats up 28 7 Seats won 21 14   Third party   Party Farmer–Labor Seats before 1 Seats after 1 Seat change Seats up 0 Seats won 0
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold      No election
Majority Leader before election Charles Curtis Republican Elected Majority Leader Charles Curtis Republican

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.

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

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

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

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

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 →
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

		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 →
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

		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

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1926 or before March 4, 1927; ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
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%

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
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
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%

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%

1926 United States Senate election in Alabama

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Hugo Black Edmund H. Dryer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 91,801 21,712 Percentage 80.87% 19.13%

County Results Black:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Dryer:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Oscar Underwood Democratic Elected U.S. senator Hugo Black Democratic

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

1926 United States Senate election in Arizona

← 1920 November 3, 1926 1932 →

Nominee Carl Hayden Ralph H. Cameron Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 44,591 31,845 Percentage 58.34% 41.66%

County results Hayden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Cameron:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Ralph H. Cameron Republican Elected U.S. Senator Carl Hayden Democratic

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

1926 United States Senate election in Arkansas

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Thaddeus H. Caraway Robert A. Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 28,166 5,048 Percentage 84.80% 15.20%

County results Caraway:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Jones:      50–60% No Vote/Data:

U.S. senator before election Thaddeus H. Caraway Democratic Elected U.S. senator Thaddeus H. Caraway Democratic

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

1926 United States Senate election in California

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1932 →

Nominee Samuel Morgan Shortridge John B. Elliott Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 670,128 391,599 Percentage 63.12% 36.88%

County results Shortridge:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Samuel Morgan Shortridge Republican Elected U.S. Senator Samuel Morgan Shortridge Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1924 (special) November 2, 1926 1932 →

Nominee Charles W. Waterman William Ellery Sweet Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 149,585 138,113 Percentage 50.25% 46.39%

Results by county Waterman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Sweet:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Rice W. Means Republican Elected U.S. Senator Charles W. Waterman Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut

← 1924 (special) November 2, 1926 1932 →

Nominee Hiram Bingham III Rollin Tyler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 191,401 107,753 Percentage 63.31% 35.64%

County results Municipality results Bingham:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Tyler:      50–60% Tie:      50% No Data/Vote:

U.S. senator before election Hiram Bingham III Republican Elected U.S. Senator Hiram Bingham III Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Florida

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Duncan U. Fletcher John M. Lindsay W. R. O’Neal Party Democratic Republican Republican Popular vote 51,054 8,381 6,133 Percentage 77.86% 12.78% 9.35%

County results Fletcher:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Lindsay:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election Duncan U. Fletcher Democratic Elected U.S. senator Duncan U. Fletcher Democratic

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

1926 United States Senate election in Georgia

← 1922 (special) 1932 →

Nominee Walter F. George Richard Russell Sr. Party Democratic Democratic Electoral vote 382 32 Popular vote 128,179 61,911 Percentage 67.43% 32.57%

County results George:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Russell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election Walter F. George Democratic Elected U.S. senator Walter F. George Democratic

Primary Election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter F. George (Incumbent)	128,179	67.43%
	Democratic	Richard Russell Sr.	61,911	32.57%
Total votes			190,090	100.00%

General election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter F. George (Incumbent)	47,366	100.00%
	Democratic hold

1926 United States Senate election in Idaho

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Frank R. Gooding H. F. Samuels John F. Nugent Party Republican Progressive Party (United States, 1924–34) Democratic Popular vote 56,847 37,047 31,285 Percentage 45.41% 29.60% 24.99%

County results Gooding:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Samuels:      30–40%      40–50% Nugent:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Tie:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election Frank R. Gooding Republican Elected U.S. senator Frank R. Gooding Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1928 (special) →

Nominee Frank L. Smith George E. Brennan Hugh S. McGill Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 842,273 774,943 156,245 Percentage 46.86% 43.12% 8.69%

Results by county Smith:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Brennan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election William B. McKinley Republican Elected U.S. senator Frank L. Smith[f] Republican

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

There were 2 elections in Indiana due to the October 14, 1925, death of Democrat Samuel M. Ralston.

1926 United States Senate special election in Indiana

← 1922 November 2, 1926 1928 →

Nominee Arthur Robinson Evans Woollen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 519,401 496,540 Percentage 50.62% 48.40%

County results Robinson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Woollen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Arthur Raymond Robinson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Arthur Raymond Robinson Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Indiana

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1932 →

Nominee James E. Watson Albert Stump Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 522,837 511,454 Percentage 50.04% 48.95%

County results Watson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Stump:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election James E. Watson Republican Elected U.S. Senator James E. Watson Republican

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

1926 United States Senate special election in Iowa

← 1920 1926 →

Nominee David W. Stewart Party Republican Popular vote 336,410 Percentage 100.00%

County Results Stewart:      90–100%

U.S. senator before election David W. Stewart Republican Elected U.S. senator David W. Stewart Republican

Iowa special election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David W. Stewart (Incumbent)	336,410	100.00%
	Republican hold

1926 United States Senate election in Iowa

← 1926 (special) 1932 →

Nominee Smith W. Brookhart Claude R. Porter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 323,409 247,869 Percentage 56.61% 43.39%

County results Brookhart:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Porter:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election David W. Stewart Republican Elected U.S. senator Smith W. Brookhart Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Kansas

← 1920 1930 (special) →

Nominee Charles Curtis Charles Stephens Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 308,222 168,446 Percentage 63.57% 34.74%

County results Curtis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Stephens:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Charles Curtis Republican Elected U.S. senator Charles Curtis Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Alben W. Barkley Richard P. Ernst Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 286,997 266,657 Percentage 51.84% 48.16%

County results Barkley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Ernst:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Richard P. Ernst Republican Elected U.S. senator Alben W. Barkley Democratic

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

1926 United States Senate election in Louisiana

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Edwin S. Broussard Party Democratic Popular vote 54,180 Percentage 100.0%

U.S. senator before election Edwin S. Broussard Democratic Elected U.S. senator Edwin S. Broussard Democratic

Louisiana election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin S. Broussard (Incumbent)	54,180	100.00%
	Democratic hold

1926 United States Senate Special election in Maine

← 1924 September 13, 1926 1930 →

Nominee Arthur R. Gould Fulton J. Redman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 79,498 31,225 Percentage 71.8% 28.2%

County results Gould:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      90–100%

U.S. senator before election Vacant Elected U.S. senator Arthur R. Gould Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1932 →

Nominee Millard Tydings Ovington Weller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 195,410 140,695 Percentage 57.51% 41.41%

County results Weller:      50–60%      60–70% Tydings:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Ovington Weller Republican Elected U.S. Senator Millard Tydings Democratic

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

1926 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

← 1922 November 2, 1926 1928 →

Nominee David I. Walsh William M. Butler Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 525,303 469,989 Percentage 52.01% 46.54%

County results Walsh:      50–60%      60–70% Butler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election William M. Butler Republican Elected U.S. senator David I. Walsh Democratic

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

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.

1926 United States Senate special election in Missouri

← 1920 1926 (regular) →

Nominee Harry B. Hawes George Howard Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 514,389 473,068 Percentage 52.09% 47.91%

County results Hawes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Williams:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election George Howard Williams Republican Elected U.S. senator Harry B. Hawes Democratic

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

1926 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1926 (special) 1932 →

Nominee Harry B. Hawes George Howard Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 506,015 470,654 Percentage 51.30% 47.71%

County results Hawes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Williams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election George Howard Williams Republican Elected U.S. senator Harry B. Hawes Democratic

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 election

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Tasker Oddie Raymond T. Baker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 17,430 13,273 Percentage 55.8% 42.5%

Results by county Oddie:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Baker:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Tasker Oddie Republican Elected U.S. senator Tasker Oddie Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee George H. Moses Robert C. Murchie Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 79,279 47,935 Percentage 62.3% 37.7%

County results Moses:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election George H. Moses Republican Elected U.S. senator George H. Moses Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in New York

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1932 →

Nominee Robert F. Wagner James W. Wadsworth Franklin W. Cristman Party Democratic Republican Independent Republican Alliance Prohibition Popular vote 1,321,463 1,205,246 231,906 Percentage 46.48% 42.40% 8.16%

County Results Wagner:      50–60%      60–70% Wadsworth:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Senator before election James W. Wadsworth Republican Elected Senator Robert F. Wagner Democratic

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

1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1920 1932 (special) →

Nominee Lee S. Overman Johnson J. Hayes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 218,934 142,891 Percentage 60.5% 39.5%

County results Overman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Hayes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Lee S. Overman Democratic Elected U.S. senator Lee S. Overman Democratic

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

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.

1926 United States Senate special election in North Dakota

← 1920 June 30, 1926 1926 (regular) →

Nominee Gerald Nye L. B. Hanna C. P. Stone Party Nonpartisan League Republican Independent Republican Alliance Democratic Popular vote 79,709 59,499 19,586 Percentage 50.19% 37.46% 12.33%

County results Nye:     40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Hanna:     40-50%      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Gerald Nye Republican Elected U.S. Senator Gerald Nye Republican

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

North Dakota special election, June 30, 1926^[3]

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

1926 United States Senate election in North Dakota

← 1926 (special) November 2, 1926 1932 →

Nominee Gerald Nye Norris H. Nelson Party Republican Independent Republican Popular vote 107,921 18,951 Percentage 69.58% 12.22%   Nominee F. F. Burchard C. P. Stone Party Democratic Independent Republican Popular vote 13,519 9,738 Percentage 8.72% 6.28%

County results Nye:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

U.S. senator before election Gerald Nye Republican Elected U.S. Senator Gerald Nye Republican

North Dakota regular election, November 2, 1926^[1][4]

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

1926 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1920 1928 (special) →

Nominee Frank B. Willis Atlee Pomerene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 711,359 623,221 Percentage 53.2% 46.6%

County results Willis:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Pomerene:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Frank B. Willis Republican Elected U.S. senator Frank B. Willis Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Elmer Thomas John W. Harreld Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 195,587 155,829 Percentage 55.4% 44.1%

County results Thomas:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Harreld:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election John W. Harreld Republican Elected U.S. senator Elmer Thomas Democratic

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

1926 United States Senate election in Oregon

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Frederick Steiwer Bert E. Haney Robert N. Stanfield Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 89,007 81,301 50,246 Percentage 39.8% 36.3% 22.5%

County results Steiwer:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60% Haney:      30-40%      40-50%

U.S. senator before election Robert N. Stanfield Republican Elected U.S. senator Frederick Steiwer Republican

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

1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1922 (special) November 2, 1926 1930 (special) →

Nominee William Scott Vare William Bauchop Wilson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 822,187 648,680 Percentage 54.64% 43.11%

County results Vare:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Wilson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election George W. Pepper Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Scott Vare[h] Republican

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

1926 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina

← 1920 August 31 and September 14, 1926 1932 →

Nominee Ellison D. Smith Edgar Allan Brown Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 72,015 primary 82,783 runoff 65,331 primary 77,559 runoff Percentage 41.99% primary 51.62% runoff 38.10% primary 48.38% runoff

First round results by county Runoff results by county Smith:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Brown:      30–40%      40–50%      50-60%      60–70%      70–80% Dial:      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Ellison D. Smith Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ellison D. Smith Democratic

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1926

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellison D. Smith (Incumbent)	14,560	100.00%
	Democratic hold

1926 United States Senate election in South Dakota

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1932 →

Nominee Peter Norbeck Charles J. Gunderson Howard Platt Party Republican Democratic Farmer–Labor Popular vote 105,756 59,128 12,797 Percentage 59.52% 33.28% 7.20%

County results Norbeck:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Gunderson:      40–50% No Vote:

U.S. senator before election Peter Norbeck Republican Elected U.S. Senator Peter Norbeck Republican

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 election

← 1920 1932 →

Nominee Reed Smoot Ashby Snow Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 88,101 53,809 Percentage 61.5% 37.6%

County results Smoot:      50�