1926 United States Senate election in Indiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1926 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana Presidential no 1920 United States Senate election in Indiana 1920 1932 United States Senate election in Indiana 1932 November 2, 1926 150x150px James Eli Watson (LCCN2016861959) (cropped).jpg James E. Watson Republican Party (United States) 522,837 50.04% File:3x4.svg Albert Stump Democratic Party (United States) 511,454 48.95% 1926 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 250px County resultsWatson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Stump: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator James E. Watson Republican Party (United States) James E. Watson Republican Party (United States) The 1926 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Senator James E. Watson was re-elected to a second full term in office over Democratic attorney Albert Stump. Democratic nomination Candidates William A. Cullop, former U.S. Representative from Vincenneshttps://www.nytimes.com/1926/06/04/archives/taggart-candidate-loses-in-indiana-democratic-convention-nominates.html The New York Times 3 4 July 1926 TAGGART CANDIDATE LOSES IN INDIANA; Democratic Convention Nominates Albert Stump for Race With Watson L. William Curry, opponent of Prohibition John E. Frederick, Kokomo businessmanhttps://hchistory.oncell.com/en/15-john-e-fredrick-desk-71253.html JOHN E. FREDRICK DESK Howard County History George W. Rauch, former U.S. Representative from Marion L. Ert Slack, former U.S. Attorney Albert Stump, World War I veteran and Indianapolis attorney Frederick ran with the backing of former U.S. Senator and party boss Thomas Taggart. Curry ran primarily for the modification of the state's "bone dry" prohibition law, rather than national prohibition. Primary In a non-binding primary, Cullop won with Stump finishing second. Convention On the first convention ballot, Frederick was first with Cullop second. On the second ballot, Stump passed Cullop for second place. On the third, there was a stampede to his candidacy as Frederick and Cullop supporters abandoned their candidates for Stump. General election Candidates William H. Harris (Prohibition) Albert Stump, World War I veteran and attorney (Democratic) Forrest Wallace (Socialist) James E. Watson, incumbent Senator since 1916 (Republican) Results 1926 United States Senate election in Indianahttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261956 Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1926Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1 Mar 1945 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1926election.pdf 16 U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (United States) James E. Watson (incumbent) 522,837 50.04% 4.53 Democratic Party (United States) Albert Stump 511,454 48.95% 7.80 Prohibition Party (United States) William H. Harris 5,420 0.52% 0.55 Socialist Party (United States) Forrest Wallace 5,106 0.49% 1.38 1,044,817 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1926 United States Senate elections References 1 1926 Indiana United States Senate Category:November 1926 in the United States