1926 United States Senate election in Illinois

The 1926 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1926.[1]

1926 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1928 (special) →
 
Nominee Frank L. Smith George E. Brennan Hugh S. McGill
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 842,273 774,943 156,245
Percentage 46.86% 43.12% 8.69%

Results by county
Smith:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Brennan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

William B. McKinley
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Frank L. Smith[note 1]
Republican

Incumbent first-term Republican senator William B. McKinley, lost renomination in the Republican primary.

The U.S. Senate ultimately refused to seat the election's winner, Republican Frank L. Smith, due to allegations of election fraud.[2][3][4]

The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections.[1] Primaries were held April 13, 1926.[1]

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George E. Brennan 201,857 68.23
Democratic James O. Monroe 55,965 18.92
Democratic James T. McDermott 38,030 12.85
Write-in Others 14 0.00
Total votes 295,866 100

Republican primary

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Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank L. Smith 624,023 54.41
Republican William B. McKinley (incumbent) 522,771 45.59
Write-in Others 4 0.00
Total votes 1,146,798 100

Progressive primary

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Progressive primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Parley Parker Christensen 495 99.20
Write-in Others 4 0.80
Total votes 499 100

General election

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1926 United States Senate election in Illinois[1][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank L. Smith 842,273 46.86%
Democratic George E. Brennan 774,943 43.12%
Independent Hugh S. Magill 156,245 8.69%
Progressive Parley P. Christensen 6,526 0.36%
Light Wines and Beer Raymond T. O’Keefe 4,596 0.26%
Independent Democrat James H. Kirby 4,203 0.23%
Socialist John T. Whitlock 2,998 0.17%
Socialist Labor G. A. Jenning 1,977 0.11%
Workers (Communist) J. Louis Engdahl 1,309 0.07%
High Life James A. Logan 1,161 0.06%
Independent Samuel C. Irving 701 0.04%
Commonwealth Land Morris Lynchenheim 427 0.02%
Majority 67,330 3.74%
Turnout 1,797,359
Republican hold

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Due to allegations of election fraud, Smith was never seated by the U.S. Senate

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 2, 1926 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1925-1926 AND PRIMARY ELECTION, APRIL 13, 1926" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 18, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Frank Lloyd Wright Library Archived September 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Frank L. Smith photographs, US Senate campaign brochure, accessed September 16, 2017
  3. ^ Senate Historical Office, United States Senate. "The Election Case of Frank L. Smith of Illinois (1928)". senate.gov.
  4. ^ "Congressional Record - Senate" (PDF). January 19, 1927.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - James O. Monroe". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Hugh S. Magill". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2019.