The 1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Senator Lee Slater Overman was re-elected to a fifth term in office, defeating Republican Johnson Jay Hayes.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Lee Slater Overman, incumbent Senator since 1903
- Robert Rice Reynolds, Asheville attorney
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Slater Overman (incumbent) | 140,260 | 60.41% | |
| Democratic | Robert Rice Reynolds | 91,914 | 39.59% | |
| Total votes | 232,174 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lee Slater Overman (incumbent) | 218,934 | 60.51% |  2.99
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| Republican | Jacob F. Newell | 142,891 | 39.49% |  2.99
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| Total votes | 361,825 | 100.00% | |||
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 05, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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