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1926 United States Senate election in New York
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1926 United States Senate election in New York New York Flag of New York (1909–2020).svg presidential no 1920 United States Senate election in New York 1920 1932 United States Senate election in New York 1932 November 2, 1926 150x150px File:WAGNER, ROBERT. SENATOR LCCN2016862639 (croppedmore).jpg Robert F. Wagner Democratic Party (US) 1,321,463 46.48% File:James W. Wadsworth, Jr.jpg James W. Wadsworth Republican Party (United States) 1,205,246 42.40% File:Franklin W. Cristman Crop.png Franklin W. Cristman Independent Republican (United States) Prohibition Party (United States) 231,906 8.16% 1926 United States Senate election in New York results map by county.svg 300px County resultsWagner: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Wadsworth: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Senator James W. Wadsworth Republican Party (United States) Robert F. Wagner Democratic Party (United States)
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.
Republican convention
Candidates
Franklin W. Cristman, State Senator from Herkimer
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."58 Drys Balk at Senator; ...13 Votes Also Fail Mills". The New York Times. September 29, 1926.
Results
1926 Republican Conventionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=239256 NY US Senate - R Convention Our Campaigns 11 March 2020
Republican Party (United States)
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (incumbent)
1,235
93.77%
Republican Party (United States)
Franklin W. Cristman
58
4.40%
None
Abstaining
23
1.75%
Republican Party (United States)
Charles Evans Hughes
1
0.08%
1,317
100.00%
Democratic nomination
Candidates
Robert F. Wagner, New York Supreme Court Justice and former State Senator
the Democratic nomination March 2020
General election
Candidates
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
1920 United States Senate election in New Yorkhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36435 NY US Senate Our Campaigns 11 March 2020
Democratic Party (United States)
Robert F. Wagner
1,321,463
46.48%
Republican Party (United States)
James Wadsworth (incumbent)
1,205,246
42.40%
Independent Republican (US)
Franklin W. Cristman
231,906
8.16%
Socialist Party of America
Jessie Wallace Hughan
73,412
2.58%
Communist Party (US)
William F. Dunne
6,444
0.23%
Socialist Labor Party of America
Joseph Brandon
3,064
0.15%
2,842,813
100.00%
References
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