1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
November 2, 1926
 
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

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

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

Democratic

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

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

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

Candidates

  • 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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.


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