1926 United States Senate election in Washington

1926 United States Senate election in Washington

←  1920 November 2, 1926 1932  →

Nominee Wesley L. Jones A. Scott Bullitt Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 164,130 148,783 Percentage 51.31% 46.52%

County results 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]

This was the last time until 1980 that Republicans would win the Class 3 Senate seat in Washington.

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%	5.09
	Democratic	A. Scott Bullitt	148,783	46.52%	28.72
	Socialist Labor	David D. Burgess	3,513	1.10%	N/A
	Farmer–Labor	J. L. Freeman	3,437	1.55%	24.25
Total votes			319,863	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1926 United States Senate elections

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.