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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas M. Kearney | 16,003 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 16,003 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | Ella T. Sanford | 683 | 100.00% | |
Prohibition | Alfred B. Taynton | 600 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,283 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Leo Krzycki | 10,791 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 10,791 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
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