1926 United States Senate election in Vermont

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United States Senate election in Vermont, 1926
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  1923 November 2, 1926 (1926-11-02) 1932  
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Nominee Porter H. Dale James Kennedy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote52,28618,890
Percentage73.46%26.54%

U.S. senator before election

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Porter H. Dale
Republican

The 1926 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1926. Republican Porter H. Dale successfully ran for re-election to a full term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate James E. Kennedy.

Contents

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Porter H. Dale (inc.) 44,300 99.4%
Republican Other2880.6%
Total votes'44,588''100.0%'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James E. Kennedy 2,101 99.4%
Democratic Other120.6%
Total votes'2,113''100.0%'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1926 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Porter H. Dale50,36470.76%+5.11%
Prohibition Porter H. Dale1,9222.70%N/A
Total Porter H. Dale (inc.)52,28673.46%N/A
Democratic James E. Kennedy18,87826.52%-7.14%
Republican James E. Kennedy120.02%N/A
TotalJames E. Kennedy18,89026.54%N/A
Total votes'71,176''100.00%'

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References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.