1926 United States Senate special election in Indiana

none related races 1926 United States Senate elections March 2026 September 2023 1926 United States Senate special election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1922 United States Senate election in Indiana 1922 1928 United States Senate election in Indiana 1928 November 2, 1926 150x150px File:Arthur Raymond Robinson circa 1920.jpg Arthur Robinson Republican Party (United States) 519,401 50.62% File:WOOLEN, EVANS LCCN2016861173 (cropped).jpg Evans Woollen Democratic Party (United States) 496,540 48.40% 1926 United States Senate special election in Indiana results map by county.svg 160px County resultsRobinson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Woollen: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Arthur Raymond Robinson Republican Party (United States) Arthur Raymond Robinson Republican Party (United States) The 1926 United States Senate special election in Indiana was held on November 2, 1926, to complete the unexpired term of Senator Samuel M. Ralston, who died on October 14, 1925. Interim Republican Senator Arthur Raymond Robinson, who had been appointed to fill the seat, was re-elected to finish the term over Democrat Evans Woollen. Background In October 1925, incumbent Senator Samuel Ralston died in office after suffering from heart and kidney diseases, he was very sick before Congress convened in December and died before he could return to work. Governor Edward L. Jackson appointed Arthur Raymond Robinson to fill the seat until a successor could be duly elected, with the election scheduled for November 2, 1926. The winner would finish Ralston's term ending in 1929. General election Candidates William O. Fogleson (Socialist) Arthur Raymond Robinson, interim appointee Senator (Republican) Albert Stanley (Prohibition) Evans Woollen, banker, former football coach, and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1896 (Democratic) Results 1926 U.S. Senate special election in IndianaClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1927 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1926 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1926election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Officehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261950 Our Campaigns – IN US Senate Race – July 03, 1926 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Arthur R. Robinson (incumbent) 519,401 50.62% 2.82 Democratic Party (United States) Evans Woollen 496,540 48.40% 2.47 Prohibition Party (United States) Albert Stanley 5,205 0.51% N/A Socialist Party USA William O. Fogleson 4,864 0.47% 0.86 1,026,010 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1926 United States Senate elections References 1926 Indiana United States Senate Indiana 1926 Indiana 1926 United States Senate 1926