1926 United States Senate election in New York
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The United States Senate election of 1926 in New York was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Senator James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democrat Robert F. Wagner.
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County Results Wagner: 50–60% 60–70% Wadsworth: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican convention edit
Candidates edit
- Franklin W. Cristman, State Senator from Herkimer
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., incumbent Senator
Campaign edit
Incumbent Senator Wadsworth was opposed by hard-line prohibitionists, who instead supported Franklin W. Cristman at the Republican Convention.[1]
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (incumbent) | 1,235 | 93.77% | |
Republican | Franklin W. Cristman | 58 | 4.40% | |
None | Abstaining | 23 | 1.75% | |
Republican | Charles Evans Hughes | 1 | 0.08% | |
Total votes | 1,317 | 100.00% |
Democratic nomination edit
Candidates edit
- Robert F. Wagner, New York Supreme Court Justice and former State Senator
This article is missing information about the Democratic nomination.(March 2020) |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Joseph Brandon (Socialist Labor)
- Franklin W. Cristman, State Senator from Herkimer (Independent Republican)
- William F. Dunne, editor of the Butte Bulletin (Workers)
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., incumbent Senator (Republican)
- Robert F. Wagner, New York Supreme Court Justice and former State Senator (Democratic)
- Jessie Wallace Hughan, radical pacifist and activist (Socialist)
After failing to qualify for a primary election against Senator Wadsworth, Cristman announced his campaign as an independent Republican. He supported Prohibition and was opposed to Wadsworth's position as a "wet" (or anti-Prohibition) Republican.
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert F. Wagner | 1,321,463 | 46.48% | |
Republican | James Wadsworth (incumbent) | 1,205,246 | 42.40% | |
Independent Republican | Franklin W. Cristman | 231,906 | 8.16% | |
Socialist | Jessie Wallace Hughan | 73,412 | 2.58% | |
Communist | William F. Dunne | 6,444 | 0.23% | |
Socialist Labor | Joseph Brandon | 3,064 | 0.15% | |
Total votes | 2,842,813 | 100.00% |
References edit
- ^ "58 Drys Balk at Senator; ...13 Votes Also Fail Mills". The New York Times. September 29, 1926. (subscription required)
- ^ "NY US Senate - R Convention". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 11, 2020.