1926 United States Senate special election in Missouri

none March 2026 September 2023 1926 United States Senate special election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1920 United States Senate election in Missouri 1920 1926 United States Senate election in Missouri 1926 (regular) 150x150px Harry Bartow Hawes.jpg Harry B. Hawes Democratic Party (US) 514,389 52.09% Senator George Howard Williams.JPG George Howard Williams Republican Party (US) 473,068 47.91% 1926 United States Senate special election in Missouri results map by county.svg 270px County resultsHawes: #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Williams: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% U.S. senator George Howard Williams Republican Party (US) Harry B. Hawes Democratic Party (US) The 1926 United States Senate special 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 in this special election to complete the term. He was defeated by the Democratic nominee Harry B. Hawes, who won 52% of the vote. Hawes also defeated Williams in the regular election held the same day. Democratic primary Candidates Harry B. Hawes, member of the House of Representatives for Missouri's 11th district Willis Meredith, attorneyhttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/140406040/ Enforce Dry Laws in Legal Manner, Policy of Moss 30 August 1925 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 28 March 2023 St. Louis, Missouri 2 State Historical Society of Missouri Robert I. Young, farmerhttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/80098841/ ROBERT I. YOUNG LAUDED BY PLATTE CONVENTION 22 July 1922 St. Joseph Observer 29 March 2023 St. Joseph, Missouri 2 State Historical Society of Missouri Results Democratic primary August 3, 1926Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1927 - 1928 1928 Missouri Secretary of State's Office 299 https://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/13719 28 March 2023 Harry B. Hawes Democratic Party (United States) 166,478 56.70 Willis Meredith Democratic Party (United States) 94,388 32.15 Robert I. Young Democratic Party (United States) 32,765 11.16 293,622 100 Republican primary Candidates George Howard Williams, the incumbent Senator Blodgett Priest, attorneyhttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/139279458/ KIEL TO QUIT POLICE POST; FILES FOR SENATE 25 May 1932 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1 January 2023 St. Louis, Missouri 1 State Historical Society of Missouri Results Republican primary August 3, 1926 George Howard Williams Republican Party (United States) 213,176 75.72 Blodgett Priest Republican Party (United States) 68,354 24.28 281,530 100 Results 1926 United States Senate special election in Missouri https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1926election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926 Clerk.house.gov August 21, 2019 10 Democratic Party (US) Harry B. Hawes 514,389 52.09% +7.62 Republican Party (US) George Howard Williams (Incumbent) 473,068 47.91% -5.74 41,321 4.18% 987,457 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) References 1926 Missouri United States Senate Missouri 1926 Missouri 1926 United States Senate 1926