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1926 United States Senate election in Washington Washington presidential no 1920 United States Senate election in Washington 1920 1932 United States Senate election in Washington 1932 November 2, 1926 Sen. Wesley L. Jones of Wash. LOC npcc.09872 (3x4).jpg Wesley L. Jones Republican Party (United States) 164,130 51.31% A. Scott Bullitt LCCN2014710164 (3x4).jpg A. Scott Bullitt Democratic Party (United States) 148,783 46.52% 1926 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 275px County resultsJones: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Bullitt: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones Republican Party (United States) Wesley Livsey Jones Republican Party (United States)
The 1926 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Seattle attorney A. Scott Bullitt.
Frank E. Hammond, one of the losing candidates on the Republican side, ran as a "wet" candidate, opposing the prohibition of alcohol, which was already in effect in Washington state, but not yet nationally.Remember When https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2005/05-22/48483_remember_when.html 2023-02-07 Kitsap Sun 2005-05-22 February 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230207224856/https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2005/05-22/48483_remember_when.html dead
This was the last time until 1980 that Republicans would win the Class 3 Senate seat in Washington.
Blanket primary
Candidates
Democratic
A. Scott Bullitt, Seattle attorney
James Cleveland Longstreet
Republican
Austin E. Griffiths, candidate for Mayor of Seattle in 1916 and U.S. Senate in 1922
Frank E. Hammond
Lee Roy Henry
Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent Senator since 1909
Results
1926 U.S. Senate blanket primaryhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=107&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= 1926 Washington Senate blanket primary 23 May 2022
Republican Party (United States)
Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent)
133,893
58.40%
Republican Party (United States)
Austin E. Griffiths
43,611
19.02%
Republican Party (United States)
Frank E. Hammond
29,076
12.68%
Democratic Party (United States)
A. Scott Bullitt
9,523
4.15%
Republican Party (United States)
Lee Roy Henry
9,062
3.95%
Democratic Party (United States)
James C. Longstreet
4,098
1.79%
229,263
100.00%
General election
Candidates
A. Scott Bullitt, Seattle attorney (Democratic)
David D. Burgess (Socialist Labor)
J. L. Freeman (Farmer-Labor)
Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1908 (Republican)
Results
1926 United States Senate election in WashingtonClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1927 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1926 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1926election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office
Republican Party (US)
Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent)
164,130
51.31%
5.09
Democratic Party (US)
A. Scott Bullitt
148,783
46.52%
28.72
Socialist Labor Party (US)
David D. Burgess
3,513
1.10%
N/A
Farmer–Labor Party
J. L. Freeman
3,437
1.55%
24.25
319,863
100.00%
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
See also
1926 United States Senate elections
References
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