1926 United States gubernatorial elections

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1926 United States gubernatorial elections
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←  1925 November 2, 1926;
October 5, 1926 (AR)
September 13, 1926 (ME)		 1927  →
33 governorships
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before2424
Seats after2622
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Seats up1815
Seats won2013
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     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican gain     Republican hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1926, in 33 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 2, 1926. Elections took place on October 5 in Arkansas, and September 13 in Maine.

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In South Carolina, the governor was elected to a four-year term for the first time, instead of a two-year term. In Maryland, the election was held in an even-numbered year for the first time, having previously been held in the odd numbered year preceding the United States presidential election year.

Results

StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
Alabama William W. Brandon DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory Bibb Graves (Democratic) 81.22%
J. A. Bingham (Republican) 18.78%
[1]
Arizona George W. P. Hunt DemocraticRe-elected, 50.25% Elias S. Clark (Republican) 49.75%
[2]
Arkansas
(held, 5 October 1926) [3] [4] [5] 		Tom Terral DemocraticDefeated in Democratic primary, Democratic victory John E. Martineau (Democratic) 76.45%
Drew Bowers (Republican) 23.56%
[6]
California Friend Richardson RepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Republican victory Clement C. Young (Republican) 71.22%
Justus S. Wardell (Democratic) 24.69%
Upton Sinclair (Socialist) 4.02%
Scattering 0.08%
[7]
Colorado Clarence Morley RepublicanRetired, Democratic victory William H. Adams (Democratic) 59.84%
Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup (Republican) 38.11%
Frank Cass (Farmer Labor) 1.28%
Edward F. Wright (Socialist) 0.49%
William R. Dietrich (Communist) 0.19%
Barney Haughey (Commonwealth Land) 0.10%
[8]
Connecticut John H. Trumbull RepublicanRe-elected, 63.58% Charles G. Morris (Democratic) 35.37%
Karl C. Jursek (Socialist) 1.06%
[9]
Georgia Clifford Walker DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory Lamartine G. Hardman (Democratic) 100.00%
[10]
(Democratic primary run-off results)
Lamartine G. Hardman 57.33%
John N. Holder 42.67%
[11]
Idaho Charles C. Moore RepublicanRetired, Republican victory H. C. Baldridge (Republican) 51.05%
W. Scott Hall (Progressive) 28.36%
Asher B. Wilson (Democratic) 20.59%
[12]
Iowa John Hammill RepublicanRe-elected, 71.51% Alex R. Miller (Democratic) 28.50%
[13]
Kansas Benjamin S. Paulen RepublicanRe-elected, 63.31% Jonathan M. Davis (Democratic) 35.30%
H. Hilfrich (Socialist) 1.39%
[14]
Maine
(held, 13 September 1926)		 Ralph Owen Brewster RepublicanRe-elected, 55.52% Ernest L. McLean (Democratic) 44.48%
[15]
Maryland Albert C. Ritchie DemocraticRe-elected, 57.93% Addison E. Mullikin (Republican) 41.37%
P. Gustave Dill (Socialist) 0.70%
[16]
Massachusetts Alvan Tufts Fuller RepublicanRe-elected, 58.79% William A. Gaston (Democratic) 40.25%
Walter S. Hutchins (Socialist) 0.47%
Lewis Marks (Workers) 0.30%
Samuel Leger (Socialist Labor) 0.20%
[17]
Michigan Alex J. Groesbeck RepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Republican victory Fred W. Green (Republican) 63.35%
William A. Comstock (Democratic) 36.01%
Frank E. Titus (Prohibition) 0.40%
William Reynolds (Workers) 0.24%
[18]
Minnesota Theodore Christianson RepublicanRe-elected, 56.49% Magnus Johnson (Farmer-Labor) 38.09%
Alfred Jaques (Democratic) 5.43%
[19]
Nebraska Adam McMullen RepublicanRe-elected, 49.82% Charles W. Bryan (Democratic) 48.99%
Roy M. Harrop (Progressive) 1.19%
[20]
Nevada James G. Scrugham DemocraticDefeated, 47.00% Frederick B. Balzar (Republican) 53.00%
[21]
New Hampshire John Gilbert Winant RepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Republican victory Huntley N. Spaulding (Republican) 59.70%
Eaton D. Sargent (Democratic) 40.30%
[22]
New Mexico Arthur T. Hannett DemocraticDefeated, 48.15% Richard C. Dillon (Republican) 51.60%
Q. M. Bixler (Independent) 0.25%
[23]
New York Alfred E. Smith DemocraticRe-elected, 52.30% Ogden L. Mills (Republican) 43.80%
Jacob Panken (Socialist) 2.87%
Charles Manierre (Prohibition) 0.73%
Benjamin Gitlow (Workers) 0.19%
Jeremiah D. Crowley (Socialist Labor) 0.12%
[24]
North Dakota Arthur G. Sorlie RepublicanRe-elected, 81.74% David M. Holmes (Democratic) 15.15%
Ralph Ingerson (Farmer Labor) 3.10%
[25]
Ohio A. Victor Donahey DemocraticRe-elected, 50.33% Myers Y. Cooper (Republican) 49.13%
Joseph W. Sharts (Socialist) 0.43%
Walter Freeman (Socialist Labor) 0.11%
[26]
Oklahoma Martin E. Trapp DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory Henry S. Johnston (Democratic) 54.90%
Omer K. Benedict (Republican) 44.22%
John Franing (Farmer Labor) 0.42%
E. H. H. Gates (Socialist) 0.35%
Ed Boyle (Independent) 0.11%
[27]
Oregon Walter M. Pierce DemocraticDefeated, 41.37% Isaac L. Patterson (Republican) 53.14%
H. H. Stallard (Independent) 5.49%
[28]
Pennsylvania Gifford Pinchot RepublicanTerm-limited, Republican victory John S. Fisher (Republican) 73.34%
Eugene C. Bonniwell (Democratic) 24.29%
George L. Pennock (Prohibition) 1.30%
John W. Slayton (Socialist) 0.78%
H. W. Hicks (Workers) 0.22%
Julian P. Hickok (Commonwealth Land) 0.06%
Scattering 0.01%
[29]
Rhode Island Aram J. Pothier RepublicanRe-elected, 53.90% Joseph H. Gainer (Democratic) 45.66%
Peter McDermott (Socialist Labor) 0.45%
[30]
South Carolina Thomas Gordon McLeod DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory John Gardiner Richards (Democratic) 100.00%
[31]
(Democratic primary run-off results)
John Gardiner Richards 58.20%
Ibra Charles Blackwood 41.80%
[32]
South Dakota Carl Gunderson RepublicanDefeated, 40.32% William J. Bulow (Democratic) 47.38%
Tom Ayres (Farmer Labor) 6.51%
John E. Hipple (Independent) 5.79%
[33]
Tennessee Austin Peay DemocraticRe-elected, 64.69% Watler White (Republican) 35.20%
P. W. Williams (Independent) 0.12%
[34]
Texas Miriam A. Ferguson DemocraticDefeated in Democratic primary, Democratic victory Daniel Moody (Democratic) 86.75%
H. H. Haines (Republican) 12.96%
M. A. Smith (Socialist) 0.29%
[35]
Vermont Franklin S. Billings RepublicanRetired, Republican victory John Eliakim Weeks (Republican) 60.85%
Herbert C. Comings (Democratic) 39.13%
Scattering 0.02%
[36]
Wisconsin John J. Blaine RepublicanRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victory Fred R. Zimmerman (Republican) 63.47%
Charles B. Perry (Independent) 13.84%
Virgil H. Cady (Democratic) 13.14%
Herman O. Kent (Socialist) 7.29%
David W. Emerson (Prohibition) 1.33%
Alex Gordon (Socialist Labor) 0.83%
Scattering 0.11%
[37]
Wyoming Nellie Tayloe Ross DemocraticDefeated, 48.95% Frank C. Emerson (Republican) 50.90%
William B. Guthrie (Radical) 0.15%
[38]

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References

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  2. ↑ "AZ Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Martineau elected Arkansas Governor". Evening star. Washington, D.C. October 6, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Democratic Landslide". The Indianapolis Times. Indianapolis. October 6, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Martineau Ahead". Daily News. New York, New York. October 7, 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "AR Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "CA Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "CO Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "CT Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "GA Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "GA Governor, 1926 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "ID Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  13. ↑ "IA Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  14. ↑ "KS Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "ME Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "MD Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  17. ↑ "MA Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  18. ↑ "MI Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  19. ↑ "MN Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "NE Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  21. ↑ "NV Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  22. ↑ "NH Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  23. ↑ "NM Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  24. ↑ "NY Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  25. ↑ "ND Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  26. ↑ "OH Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  27. ↑ "OK Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  28. ↑ "OR Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  29. ↑ "PA Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  30. ↑ "RI Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  31. ↑ "SC Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  32. ↑ "SC Governor, 1926 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  33. ↑ "SD Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  34. ↑ "TN Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  35. ↑ "TX Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  36. ↑ "VT Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  37. ↑ "WI Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  38. ↑ "WY Governor, 1926". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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