1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

Summary

The 1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Senator Irvine Lenroot ran for a second term in office but lost the Republican primary to Governor John J. Blaine. Blaine won the general election over Democratic nominee Thomas Kearney and Socialist Leo Krzycki; his primary opposition, however, came from independent Republican candidate Charles D. Rosa.

1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1932 →
 
Nominee John J. Blaine Charles D. Rosa
Party Republican Independent Republican
Popular vote 299,759 111,122
Percentage 54.94% 20.37%

 
Nominee Thomas M. Kearney Leo Krzycki
Party Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 66,672 31,317
Percentage 12.22% 5.74%

U.S. senator before election

Irvine Lenroot
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John J. Blaine
Republican

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1926 U.S. Senate Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Blaine 233,803 50.10%
Republican Irvine Lenroot (incumbent) 208,738 44.73%
Republican Frank J. Kelly 24,096 5.16%
Total votes 466,637 100.00%

Other primaries edit

Democratic edit

1926 U.S. Senate Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas M. Kearney 16,003 100.00%
Total votes 16,003 100.00%

Prohibition edit

1926 U.S. Senate Prohibition primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition Ella T. Sanford 683 100.00%
Prohibition Alfred B. Taynton 600 100.00%
Total votes 1,283 100.00%

Socialist edit

1926 U.S. Senate Socialist primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Leo Krzycki 10,791 100.00%
Total votes 10,791 100.00%

General election edit

Candidates edit

  • John J. Blaine, Governor of Wisconsin since 1921 (Republican)
  • Thomas M. Kearney (Democratic)
  • Richard Koeppel (Independent Socialist-Labor)
  • Leo Krzycki, labor leader and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1918 and 1924 (Socialist)
  • Charles D. Rosa, Madison attorney and former Assemblyman from Beloit (Independent Progressive Republican)
  • Ella T. Sanford (Prohibition)
  • J. N. Tittemore (Independent)

Results edit

1926 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John J. Blaine 299,759 54.94% {{{change}}}
Independent Republican Charles D. Rosa 111,122 20.37%
Democratic Thomas M. Kearney 66,672 12.22%
Socialist Leo Krzycki 31,317 5.74%
Independent J. N. Tittemore 23,822 4.37%
Prohibition Ella T. Sanford 9,885 1.81%
Socialist Labor Richard Koeppel 3,061 0.56%
Total votes 545,638 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Parties and Elections: The Primary Election". Wisconsin Blue Book, 1933. Primary Vote for United States Senator. p. 499. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1933). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1926" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.