1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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  1924 (special) November 2, 1926 1932  
  Senator Hiram Bingham of Conn., (1-9-25) LCCN2016839105 (3x4a).jpg Rollin U. Tyler (3x4a).jpg
Nominee Hiram Bingham III Rollin Tyler
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote191,401107,753
Percentage63.31%35.64%

1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut results map by county.svg
1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut results map by municipality.svg
Bingham:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100%
Tyler:      50–60%
Tie:      50%
No Data/Vote:      

U.S. senator before election

Hiram Bingham III
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Hiram Bingham III
Republican

The 1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 2, 1926.

Contents

Incumbent Senator Hiram Bingham III, who won a 1924 special election to complete the unexpired term of Frank B. Brandegee, was re-elected to a full term in office over Democrat Rollin U. Tyler.

Republican nomination

At the Republican convention in Hartford on September 13, Senator Bingham was unopposed for re-nomination. [1]

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Declined

  • Charles Gould Morris, nominee for governor in 1924 (ran for governor)
  • William E. Thoms, judge and former mayor of Waterbury

Campaign

The Senate nomination was largely seen as a secondary consolation prize in the campaign for governor. The two leading candidates for that office were Charles Gould Morris and William E. Thoms. [2] [3] On the eve of the convention, Thoms appeared to have the edge for governor, leaving the Senate nomination to Morris. [3]

Convention

At the convention, Thoms declined to stand for any office; his supporters suggested he would run in 1928 on a ticket with Al Smith. Morris took the gubernatorial nomination for the second consecutive campaign, and Probate Court Judge Rollin Tyler was nominated for Senate. [4] The party platform urged for the repeal of Prohibition, which was an "indefensible curtailment of personal liberty," and decentralization of government from Washington to the states. [4]

General election

Candidates

Campaign

Bingham and the entire Republican ticket cruised to re-election. By October 31, the New York Times confidently predicted that he would win. [5]

Results

1926 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Hiram Bingham III (incumbent) 191,401 63.31% Increase2.svg2.96
Democratic Rollin U. Tyler107,75335.64%Decrease2.svg2.95
Socialist Morris Rice3,1731.05%Steady2.svg
Total votes302,327 100.0%
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. "Connecticut Republicans Meet". The New York Times . September 14, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. "Connecticut Democrats Favor Thoms". The New York Times . September 12, 1926. p. 3. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "DEMOCRATS OUTLINE CONNECTICUT FIGHT". September 16, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "NUTMEG DEMOCRATS DEMAND DRY REPEAL". The New York Times . September 17, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  5. "CONNECTICUT". The New York Times . October 31, 1926. p. 70. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  6. 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.