1926 United States Senate election in New York
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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Republican convention
Declared
- Franklin W. Cristman, State Senator
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., incumbent Senator
Campaign
Incumbent Senator Wadsworth was opposed by hard-line prohibitionists, who instead supported Franklin W. Cristman at the Republican Convention.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. | 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
Declared
- Robert F. Wagner, New York Supreme Court Justice and former State Senator
Independents and third parties
Independent Republican
- Franklin W. Cristman, State Senator
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.
Socialist
- Jessie Wallace Hughan, radical pacifist and activist
Socialist Labor
- Joseph Brandon
Workers
- William F. Dunne, editor of the Butte Bulletin
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert F. Wagner | 1,321,463 | 46.48% | |
| Republican | James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. | 1,205,246 | 42.40% | |
| Independent | 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
- "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 11 March 2020.
- "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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