1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none March 2026 September 2023 1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1920 1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1932 November 6, 1926 x140px File:Alben W Barkley.jpg Alben Barkley Democratic Party (United States) 286,997 51.8% File:Richard Pretlow Ernst.jpg Richard P. Ernst Republican Party (United States) 266,657 48.2% 1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsBarkley: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Ernst: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #a80000ff >90% U.S. Senator Richard P. Ernst Republican Party (United States) Alben Barkley Democratic Party (United States) The 1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1926. Republican Senator Richard P. Ernst ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Alben W. Barkley, who would go on to serve for twenty-two years before ascending to become Vice President of the United States. General election Candidates Alben W. Barkley, U.S. Representative from Paducah and candidate for Governor in 1923 (Democratic) Richard P. Ernst, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1921 (Republican) Campaign Barkley announced his campaign on April 26 with the support of organized labor in the state; because of his role in crafting the Railway Labor Act, the Associated Railway Labor Organizations endorsed him in advance.Libbey 1979 46 Since his failed 1923 gubernatorial campaign, he had distanced himself from political boss Percy Haly and promised that he would not push a national ban on parimutuel betting if elected.Klotter 1996 284 Consequently, he had no opposition in the primary.Libbey 1992 53 Congressman (and future Chief Justice of the United States) Fred M. Vinson managed his general election campaign.Klotter 1996 284 President Calvin Coolidge supported Ernst, and Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover campaigned in the state on his behalf.Finch 1971 288 Ernst had opposed a bonus for veterans of World War I, an unpopular position in Kentucky, and at 68 years old, his age worked against him.Klotter 1996 284Harrison Klotter 1997 355 Barkley contrasted his impoverished upbringing with Ernst's affluent lifestyle as a corporate attorney and attacked him for supporting Michigan senator Truman Handy Newberry, who had resigned due to allegations of election fraud.Finch 1971 288 Republican voters were angered that Ernst did not support Republican Congressman John W. Langley when Langley was charged with illegally aiding a large bootlegging operation in Louisville.Harrison Klotter 1997 355 Ernst tried to resurrect the issues of Barkley's support for the coal tax and opposition to parimutuel betting.Klotter 1996 284 Results 1926 U.S. Senate election in Kentuckyhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1926election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1926 1927 11 March 2024 Clerk of the House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (US) Alben W. Barkley 286,997 51.84% Republican Party (US) Richard P. Ernst (incumbent) 266,657 48.16% 20,340 3.68% 553,654 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) See also 1926 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946–1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Finch Glenn The Election of United States Senators in Kentucky: The Barkley Period Filson Club History Quarterly 45 3 July 1971 Harrison Lowell H. Lowell H. Harrison James C. Klotter Klotter James C. A New History of Kentucky The University Press of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 1997 0-8131-2008-X https://books.google.com/books?id=63GqvIN3l3wC March 22, 2022 March 8, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210308071654/https://books.google.com/books?id=63GqvIN3l3wC live Jewell Malcolm E. 1963 Kentucky Votes https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015022695301 1 University of Kentucky Press Kentucky Votes 1963 James C. Klotter Klotter James C. Kentucky: Portraits in Paradox, 1900–1950 The University Press of Kentucky 1996 Lexington, Kentucky 0-916968-24-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=o58mJavC4msC 2009-06-26 Libbey James K. Dear Alben: Mr. Barkley of Kentucky The University Press of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 1979 0-8131-0238-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=wUPn0OX-U40C March 22, 2022 December 2, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211202164426/https://books.google.com/books?id=wUPn0OX-U40C live Libbey James K. Barkley, Alben William John E. Kleber Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter The Kentucky Encyclopedia 1992 The University Press of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 0-8131-1772-0 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_united_states_history/146/ August 28, 2012 July 26, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200726205126/https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_united_states_history/146/ live 1926 Kentucky United States Senate Category:Alben W. Barkley Category:November 1926 in the United States