1926 United States Senate election in Washington
November 2, 1926
 
Nominee Wesley L. Jones A. Scott Bullitt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 164,130 148,783
Percentage 51.31% 46.52%
Results by county
Jones:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Bullitt:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

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

1926 U.S. Senate blanket primary[2]
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

1926 United States Senate election in Washington[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) 164,130 51.31% Decrease 5.09
Democratic A. Scott Bullitt 148,783 46.52% Increase28.72
Socialist Labor David D. Burgess 3,513 1.10% N/A
Farmer–Labor J. L. Freeman 3,437 1.55% Decrease24.25
Total votes 319,863 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Remember When". Kitsap Sun. May 22, 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1926 Washington Senate blanket primary". Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ 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.


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