1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

←  1920 November 2, 1926 1932  →

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%

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

• John J. Blaine, Governor of Wisconsin since 1921
• Frank J. Kelly
• Irvine Lenroot, incumbent Senator since 1918

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

• 1926 United States Senate elections

References

1. "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.