1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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  1920 November 2, 1926 1932  
  John J. Blaine (WI).png Charles D. Rosa.png
Nominee John J. Blaine Charles D. Rosa
Party Republican Independent Republican
Popular vote299,759111,122
Percentage54.94%20.37%

  3x4.svg Leo Krzycki.jpg
NomineeThomas M. Kearney Leo Krzycki
Party Democratic Socialist
Popular vote66,67231,317
Percentage12.22%5.74%

1926 US Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg
County results
Blaine:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Rosa:     40–50%     50–60%

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.

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Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1926 U.S. Senate Republican primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John J. Blaine 233,803 50.10%
Republican Irvine Lenroot (incumbent)208,73844.73%
Republican Frank J. Kelly24,0965.16%
Total votes466,637 100.00%

Other primaries

Democratic

1926 U.S. Senate Democratic primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas M. Kearney 16,003 100.00%
Total votes16,003 100.00%

Prohibition

1926 U.S. Senate Prohibition primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition Ella T. Sanford 683 100.00%
Prohibition Alfred B. Taynton600100.00%
Total votes1,283 100.00%

Socialist

1926 U.S. Senate Socialist primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Leo Krzycki 10,791 100.00%
Total votes10,791 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1926 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican John J. Blaine 299,759 54.94% {{{change}}}
Independent Republican Charles D. Rosa 111,12220.37%
Democratic Thomas M. Kearney66,67212.22%
Socialist Leo Krzycki 31,3175.74%
Independent J. N. Tittemore23,8224.37%
Prohibition Ella T. Sanford9,8851.81%
Socialist Labor Richard Koeppel3,0610.56%
Total votes545,638 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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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.