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1926 United States Senate election in Washington 
Summary
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.
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 Results by county Jones: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Bullitt: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
Candidates edit
Democratic edit
- A. Scott Bullitt, Seattle attorney
- James Cleveland Longstreet
Republican edit
- 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 edit
| 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 edit
Candidates edit
- 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 edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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.