1926 United States Senate elections in Iowa

none March 2026 September 2023 1926 U.S. Senate election in Iowa Iowa presidential no November 2, 1926 1920 United States Senate election in Iowa 1920 1932 United States Senate election in Iowa 1932 150x150px Smith Wildman Brookhart.jpg Smith W. Brookhart Republican Party (US) 323,409 56.61% ClaudeRPorter.jpg Claude R. Porter Democratic Party (US) 247,869 43.39% 1926 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County results Brookhart: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Porter: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. senator David W. Stewart Republican Party (US) Smith W. Brookhart Republican Party (US) The 1926 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 2, 1926, alongside a concurrent special election to the same seat. Incumbent Senator Albert B. Cummins ran for re-election to a fourth term in office but was defeated in the Republican primary by former Senator Smith W. Brookhart, who had been removed from office by a vote of the Senate in 1924. After his primary loss, Senator Cummins died on July 30. Republicans nominated David W. Stewart, a Sioux City attorney and Cummins supporter, to run for the unexpired term ending in March 1927. Stewart was then appointed to the seat by Governor John Hammill and ran unopposed in the special election, which was held concurrently with the regular election. Background 1924 United States Senate election in Iowa Smith W. Brookhart was elected to the Senate in 1922, winning a special election to succeed William S. Kenyon."Brookhart Sworn as Junior Senator," Waterloo Evening Courier, 1922-12-02. p. 3. After joining the Senate, Brookhart's radicalism isolated him from both parties."Again, Brookhart," Time, April 20, 1936. His indifference to President Calvin Coolidge in the 1924 presidential election also upset conservatives."Official Count Indicates Steck is Winner," Cedar Rapids Republican, February 4, 1926. p. 4. In 1924, he ran re-election to a full term, and it initially appeared he had narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Daniel Steck despite the defection of many conservative Republicans. However, Steck challenged the result in the U.S. Senate and, during a lengthy process, the Iowa Republican Party sided with Steck. Brookhart was removed from office on April 12, 1926, and replaced with Steck by a vote of 45–41. A dozen Senate Republicans voted with Democrats to unseat Brookhart. Iowa's other Senator, Albert B. Cummins, was a respected political veteran and took no position in the contested 1924 election, at least in part because he believed Brookhart would challenge him if unseated.Cummins Asks to be Excused from Voting in the Brookhart Contest, Davenport Democrat and Leader. April 1, 1926, p. 1. Though he was a leading American progressive in his early political career, Cummins's politics had gradually become more conservative following World War I. Republican primary Candidates Smith W. Brookhart, former United States Senator Howard J. Clark Albert B. Cummins, incumbent Senator since 1908 L. E. Eickelberg Dan B. Reardon Campaign As Brookhart was narrowly unseated on April 12, just two months before the primary, he had little time to return to Iowa and mount a campaign. Results 1926 Republican U.S. Senate primaryIowa Official Register, 1927–28 348–49 Republican Party (United States) Smith W. Brookhart 208,894 50.66% Republican Party (United States) Albert B. Cummins (incumbent) 137,367 33.31% Republican Party (United States) Howard J. Clark 54,392 13.19% Republican Party (United States) Dan B. Reardon 6,037 1.46% Republican Party (United States) L.E. Eickelberg 5,643 1.37% 412,333 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates J. R. Files George Finch James C. Murtaugh Claude Porter, former State Senator from Centerville and nominee in 1920 Results 1926 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryIowa Official Register, 1927–28 354–55 Democratic Party (United States) Claude Porter 28,077 48.85% Democratic Party (United States) James C. Murtaugh 12,881 22.41% Democratic Party (United States) J. R. Files 11,922 20.74% Democratic Party (United States) George Finch 4,601 8.00% 57,481 100.00% Special election Candidates David W. Stewart, Sioux City attorney and interim Senator Results 1926 U.S. Senate special election in Iowa http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1926election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November, 1926 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1927 Republican Party (US) David W. Stewart (Incumbent) 336,410 100.00% 336,410 100.00% Republican Party (US) General election Candidates Smith W. Brookhart, former Senator (19221926) (Republican) Claude Porter, former State Senator from Centerville and nominee in 1920 (Democratic) Results 1926 U.S. Senate election in Iowa Republican Party (United States) Smith W. Brookhart 323,409 56.61% Democratic Party (United States) Claude Porter 247,869 43.39% 571,278 100.00% See also 1926 United States Senate elections Notes References 1926 Iowa United States Senate Iowa 1926 Iowa 1926 United States Senate 1926