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1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina
North Carolina
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1920 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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1932 United States Senate election in North Carolina
1932
November 2, 1926
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Lee Overman
Democratic Party (United States)
218,934
60.51%
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Johnson Jay Hayes
Republican Party (United States)
142,891
39.49%
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Senator
Lee Slater Overman
Democratic Party (US)
Lee Slater Overman
Democratic Party (US)
The 1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Senator Lee Slater Overman was re-elected to a fifth term in office, defeating Republican Johnson Jay Hayes.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Lee Slater Overman, incumbent Senator since 1903
Robert Rice Reynolds, Asheville attorney
Results
1926 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=132807 Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 05, 1926 www.ourcampaigns.com
Democratic Party (United States)
Lee Slater Overman (incumbent)
140,260
60.41%
Democratic Party (United States)
Robert Rice Reynolds
91,914
39.59%
232,174
100.00%
General election
Results
1926 U.S. Senate election in North CarolinaStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1926 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1926election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 2 Mar 2021https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=132132 Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1926 www.ourcampaigns.com
Democratic Party (United States)
Lee Slater Overman (incumbent)
218,934
60.51%
2.99
Republican Party (United States)
Jacob F. Newell
142,891
39.49%
2.99
361,825
100.00%
Footnotes
1926
North Carolina
Category:1926 North Carolina elections