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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.
Democrats defeated the following incumbents:
Senate contests in 1926
| State |
Incumbent |
Party |
Status |
Opposing Candidates |
| Alabama |
Oscar W. Underwood |
Democrat |
Retired: Democratic victory, 80.9 - 19.1 |
Hugo L. Black (Democrat)
E. H. Dryer (Republican)
|
| Arizona |
Ralph H. Cameron |
Republican |
Defeated, 58.3 - 41.7 |
Carl Hayden (Democrat)
|
| Arkansas |
Thaddeus H. Caraway |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 82.8 - 17.2 |
R. A. Jones (Republican)
|
| California |
Samuel M. Shortridge |
Republican |
Re-elected, 63.1 - 36.9 |
John B. Elliott (Democrat)
|
| Colorado |
Rice W. Means |
Republican |
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 50.3 - 46.4 |
Charles W. Waterman (Republican)
William E. Sweet (Democrat)
|
| Connecticut |
Hiram Bingham III |
Republican |
Re-elected, 63.3 - 35.6 |
Rollin U. Tyler (Democrat)
|
| Florida |
Duncan U. Fletcher |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 77.9 - 12.8 |
John M. Lindsay (Independent)
|
| Georgia |
Walter F. George |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Idaho |
Frank R. Gooding |
Republican |
Re-elected, 45.4 - 29.6 - 25.0 |
H. F. Samuels (Progressive)
John F. Nugent (Democrat)
|
| Illinois |
William B. McKinley |
Republican |
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 46.9 - 43.1 - 8.7 |
Frank L. Smith (Republican)
George E. Brennan (Democrat)
Hugh S. Magill (Independent)
|
| Indiana1 |
Arthur Raymond Robinson |
Republican |
Re-elected, 50.6 - 48.4 - 0.5 - 0.5 |
Evans Woollen (Democrat)
Albert Stanley (Prohibitionist)
William O. Fogleson (Socialist)
|
| Indiana |
James E. Watson |
Republican |
Re-elected, 50.0 - 48.9 - 0.5 - 0.5 |
Albert Stump (Democrat)
William H. Harris (Prohibitionist)
Forrest Wallace (Socialist)
|
| Iowa |
David W. Stewart |
Republican |
Retired: Republican victory, 56.5 - 43.3 |
Smith W. Brookhart (Republican)
Claude R. Porter (Democrat)
|
| Kansas |
Charles Curtis |
Republican |
Re-elected, 63.6 - 34.7 - 1.7 |
Charles Stephens (Democrat)
M.L. Phillips (Socialist)
|
| Kentucky |
Richard P. Ernst |
Republican |
Defeated, 51.8 - 48.2 |
Alben W. Barkley (Democrat)
|
| Louisiana |
Edwin S. Broussard |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| Maine2 |
Arthur J. Gould |
Republican |
Re-elected, 71.8 - 28.2 |
Fulton J. Redman (Democrat)
|
| Maryland |
Ovington E. Weller |
Republican |
Defeated, 57.5 - 41.4 - 1.1 |
Millard E. Tydings (Democrat)
William A. Toole (Socialist)
|
| Massachusetts3 |
William M. Butler |
Republican |
Defeated, 52.0 - 46.5 |
David I. Walsh (Democrat)
|
| Missouri |
Harry B. Hawes |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 51.3 - 47.7 |
George H. Williams (Republican)
|
| Nevada |
Tasker L. Oddie |
Republican |
Re-elected, 55.8 - 42.5 |
Ray T. Baker (Democrat)
|
| New Hampshire |
George H. Moses |
Republican |
Re-elected, 62.3 - 37.7 |
Robert C. Murchie (Democrat)
|
| New York |
James W. Wadsworth, Jr. |
Republican |
Defeated, 46.5 - 42.4 - 8.2 |
Robert F. Wagner (Democrat)
F. W. Cristman (Independent)
|
| North Carolina |
Lee S. Overman |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 60.5 - 39.5 |
Johnson J. Hayes (Republican)
|
| North Dakota |
Gerald P. Nye |
Republican |
Re-elected, 69.6 - 12.2 - 8.7 - 6.3 |
Norris H. Nelson (Independent)
F. F. Burchard (Democrat)
C. P. Stone (Independent)
|
| Ohio |
Frank B. Willis |
Republican |
Re-elected, 53.2 - 46.6 |
Atlee Pomerene (Democrat)
|
| Oklahoma |
John W. Harreld |
Republican |
Defeated, 54.8 - 44.7 |
Elmer Thomas (Democrat)
|
| Oregon |
Robert N. Stanfield |
Republican |
Defeated as Independent, 39.8 - 36.3 - 22.5 |
Frederick Steiwer (Republican)
Bert E. Haney (Democrat)
|
| Pennsylvania4 |
George W. Pepper |
Republican |
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 54.6 - 43.1 |
William S. Vare (Republican)
William B. Wilson (Democrat)
|
| South Carolina |
Ellison D. Smith |
Democrat |
Re-elected, unopposed |
|
| South Dakota |
Peter Norbeck |
Republican |
Re-elected, 59.5 - 33.3 - 7.2 |
C. J. Gunderson (Democrat)
Howard Platt (Independent)
|
| Utah |
Reed Smoot |
Republican |
Re-elected, 61.5 - 37.6 |
Ashby Snow (Democrat)
|
| Vermont |
Porter H. Dale |
Republican |
Re-elected, 73.4 - 26.5 |
James E. Kennedy (Democrat)
|
| Washington |
Wesley L. Jones |
Republican |
Re-elected, 51.3 - 46.5 |
A. Scott Bullitt (Democrat)
|
| Wisconsin |
Irving L. Lenroot |
Republican |
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 55.0 - 20.3 - 12.2 - 5.7 |
John J. Blaine (Republican)
Charles D. Rosa (Independent)
Thomas M. Kearney (Democrat)
Leo Krzycki (Socialist)
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1 special election held due to death of Samuel M. Ralston (D-IN)
2 special election held due to death of Bert M. Fernald (R-ME)
3 special election held due to death of Henry Cabot Lodge (R-MA)
4 Vare was never seated, due to charges of fraud and corruption in his campaign. His seat remained vacant until 1929.
See also
Senate composition before and after elections
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