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1926 United States Senate election in Missouri
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1926 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1926 United States Senate special election in Missouri 1926 (special) 1932 United States Senate election in Missouri 1932 150x150px Harry Bartow Hawes.jpg Harry B. Hawes Democratic Party (US) 506,015 51.30% Senator George Howard Williams.JPG George Howard Williams Republican Party (US) 470,654 47.71% 1926 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 275px County resultsHawes: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Williams: #ffb2b2 40–50% #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 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
Candidates
Ewing Cockrell, judgehttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/581318903/ SHORT TERM TO MEREDITH AND LONG, COCKRELL 22 July 1956 Weekly Citizen-Democrat 19 July 2023 Poplar Bluff, Missouri 5 State Historical Society of Missouri
Harry B. Hawes, member of the House of Representatives for Missouri's 11th district
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) 162,921 54.48
Ewing Cockrell Democratic Party (United States) 105,936 35.42
Robert I. Young Democratic Party (United States) 30,195 10.10
299,052 100
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
David M. Proctor, State Senator for the 7th districtMissouri Legislators P https://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/molegp Missouri Secretary of State 19 July 2023
Results
Republican primary August 3, 1926
George Howard Williams (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 147,436 52.30
David M. Proctor Republican Party (United States) 87,074 30.89
Blodgett Priest Republican Party (United States) 47,404 16.82
281,914 100
Other candidates
Prohibition
The Prohibition Party nominated Herman P. Faris.
Socialist
Socialist primary August 3, 1926
Robert D. Morrison Socialist Party of America 72 100
72 100
Socialist Labor
Socialist Labor primary August 3, 1926
William Wesley Cox Socialist Labor Party of America 32 100
32 100
Results
1926 United States Senate election in Missouri http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1926election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926 Clerk.house.gov 19 July 2023 10
Democratic Party (US)
Harry B. Hawes
506,015
51.30%
+6.83
Republican Party (US)
George Howard Williams (Incumbent)
470,654
47.71%
-5.94
Prohibition Party
Herman P. Faris
7,540
0.76%
+0.76
Socialist Party of America
Robert D. Morrison
1,807
0.18%
-1.33
Socialist Labor Party of America
William Wesley Cox
464
0.05%
-0.08
35,361
3.29%
986,480
Democratic Party (US)
Republican Party (US)
References
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