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1 Democratic primary  



1.1  Candidates  





1.2  Results  







2 Republican primary  



2.1  Candidates  





2.2  Results  







3 Other candidates  



3.1  Prohibition  





3.2  Socialist  





3.3  Socialist Labor  







4 Results  





5 References  














1926 United States Senate election in Missouri







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1926 United States Senate election in Missouri

1932 →
 
Nominee Harry B. Hawes George Howard Williams
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 506,015 470,654
Percentage 51.30% 47.71%

County results
Hawes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Williams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%


U.S. senator before election

George Howard Williams
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Harry B. Hawes
Democratic

The 1926 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1926 in Missouri. The Republican Senator elected in 1920, Selden P. Spencer, died on May 16, 1925. George Howard Williams was appointed to continue Spencer's term on May 25, and ran for a full term in this election. He was defeated by the Democratic nominee Harry B. Hawes, who won 51% of the vote. Hawes also defeated Williams in the special election held the same day.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary August 3, 1926[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry B. Hawes 162,921 54.48
Democratic Ewing Cockrell 105,936 35.42
Democratic Robert I. Young 30,195 10.10
Total votes 299,052 100

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary August 3, 1926[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Howard Williams (Incumbent) 147,436 52.30
Republican David M. Proctor 87,074 30.89
Republican Blodgett Priest 47,404 16.82
Total votes 281,914 100

Other candidates

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Prohibition

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The Prohibition Party nominated Herman P. Faris.

Socialist

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Socialist primary August 3, 1926[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Robert D. Morrison 72 100
Total votes 72 100

Socialist Labor

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Socialist Labor primary August 3, 1926[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 32 100
Total votes 32 100

Results

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1926 United States Senate election in Missouri[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Harry B. Hawes 506,015 51.30% +6.83
Republican George Howard Williams (Incumbent) 470,654 47.71% −5.94
Prohibition Herman P. Faris 7,540 0.76% +0.76
Socialist Robert D. Morrison 1,807 0.18% −1.33
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 464 0.05% −0.08
Majority 35,361 3.29%
Turnout 986,480
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

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  1. ^ "SHORT TERM TO MEREDITH AND LONG, COCKRELL". Weekly Citizen-Democrat. Poplar Bluff, Missouri. July 22, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved July 19, 2023 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
  • ^ "ROBERT I. YOUNG LAUDED BY PLATTE CONVENTION". St. Joseph Observer. St. Joseph, Missouri. July 22, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
  • ^ a b c d Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1927 - 1928. Missouri Secretary of State's Office. 1928. p. 299. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  • ^ "KIEL TO QUIT POLICE POST; FILES FOR SENATE". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. May 25, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
  • ^ "Missouri Legislators P". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  • ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. p. 10. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

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