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1926 Elections

Midterm

2 offices contested.

1926

Balance of Power

45.0%Popular Vote49.1%

18,637,644 votes

40.6%Popular Vote54.4%

15,039,388 votes

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U.S. Senate

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35 contests|D won 13|R won 20|Other 2

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	BlackDEM	80.9%	91,843	DryerREP	19.1%	21,722	D+61.8	↑ D+17.8
▶	Arizona	HaydenDEM	58.3%	44,591	CameronREP	41.7%	31,845	D+16.7	↑ D+27.0
▶	Arkansas	CarawayDEM	82.8%	28,064	JonesREP	17.2%	5,848	D+65.5	↑ D+33.6
▶	California	ShortridgeREP	63.1%	670,128	ElliottDEM	36.9%	391,599	R+26.2	↓ R+17.9
▶	Colorado	WatermanREP	50.3%	149,585	SweetDEM	46.4%	138,113	R+3.9	↑ D+11.4
▶	Connecticut	BinghamREP	63.3%	191,401	TylerDEM	35.6%	107,753	R+27.7	↓ R+4.4
▶	Florida	FletcherDEM	77.9%	51,054	OtherOTH	12.8%	8,381	D+68.5	↑ D+15.2
▶	Georgia	OtherOTH	53.8%	25,506	GeorgeDEM	46.2%	21,941	D+46.2	—
▶	Idaho	GoodingREP	45.4%	56,847	OtherOTH	29.6%	37,047	R+20.4	↓ R+12.3
▶	Illinois	SmithREP	46.9%	842,273	BrennanDEM	43.1%	774,943	R+3.8	↑ D+36.3
▶	Indiana	WatsonREP	50.0%	522,737	StumpDEM	49.0%	511,454	R+1.1	↑ D+12.3
▶	Indiana(S)	RobinsonREP	50.6%	519,401	WoollenDEM	48.4%	496,540	R+2.2	↑ D+11.2
▶	Iowa	BrookhartREP	56.5%	323,409	PorterDEM	43.3%	247,869	R+13.2	↑ D+10.8
▶	Kansas	CurtisREP	63.6%	308,222	StephensDEM	34.7%	168,446	R+28.8	↑ D+1.8
▶	Kentucky	BarkleyDEM	51.8%	286,997	ErnstREP	48.2%	266,657	D+3.7	↑ D+4.2
▶	Louisiana	BroussardDEM	100.0%	54,180	OtherOTH	0.0%	13	D+100.0	—
▶	Maine(S)	GouldREP	71.8%	79,498	RedmanDEM	28.2%	31,225	R+43.6	—
▶	Maryland	TydingsDEM	59.0%	289,457	WellerREP	39.7%	194,822	D+19.3	↑ D+25.1
▶	Massachusetts(S)	WalshDEM	52.0%	525,303	ButlerREP	46.5%	469,989	D+5.5	—
▶	Missouri	HawesDEM	51.0%	594,805	WilliamsREP	48.1%	561,610	D+2.8	↑ D+12.5
▶	Nevada	OddieREP	55.8%	17,430	BakerDEM	42.5%	13,273	R+13.3	↓ R+9.1
▶	New Hampshire	MosesREP	62.3%	79,279	MurchieDEM	37.7%	47,935	R+24.6	↓ R+8.6
▶	New York	WagnerDEM	46.7%	1,321,463	WadsworthREP	42.6%	1,205,246	D+4.1	↑ D+23.7
▶	North Carolina	OvermanDEM	60.5%	218,934	HayesREP	39.5%	142,891	D+21.0	↑ D+6.0
▶	North Dakota	OtherOTH	82.2%	127,566	NyeREP	9.0%	14,021	R+0.3	↑ D+19.3
▶	Ohio	WillisREP	53.2%	711,359	PomereneDEM	46.6%	623,221	R+6.6	↑ D+11.8
▶	Oklahoma	ThomasDEM	54.8%	195,307	HarreldREP	44.7%	159,287	D+10.1	↑ D+16.1
▶	Oregon	SteiwerREP	39.8%	89,007	HaneyDEM	36.3%	81,301	R+3.4	↑ D+3.8
▶	Pennsylvania	VareREP	54.6%	822,187	WilsonDEM	40.9%	615,550	R+13.7	↑ D+19.0
▶	South Carolina	SmithDEM	100.0%	14,560	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	NorbeckREP	59.5%	105,756	GundersonDEM	33.3%	59,128	R+26.2	↑ D+3.9
▶	Utah	SmootREP	61.5%	88,101	SnowDEM	37.6%	53,809	R+23.9	↓ R+5.9
▶	Vermont	DaleREP	39.3%	28,009	OtherOTH	32.3%	22,981	R+10.9	↑ D+45.2
▶	Washington	JonesREP	51.3%	164,130	BullittDEM	46.5%	148,792	R+4.8	↑ D+33.8
▶	Wisconsin	BlaineREP	55.0%	300,759	OtherOTH	32.8%	179,207	R+42.8	↓ R+14.4

Governor

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32 contests|D won 12|R won 20

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	GravesDEM	81.2%	93,432	BinghamREP	18.8%	21,605	D+62.4	↑ D+6.2
▶	Arizona	HuntDEM	50.3%	39,979	ClarkREP	49.8%	39,580	D+0.5	↓ R+9.4
▶	Arkansas	MartineauDEM	76.5%	116,735	BowersREP	23.6%	35,969	D+52.9	↓ R+3.3
▶	California	YoungREP	71.2%	814,815	WardellDEM	24.7%	282,451	R+46.5	↓ R+22.8
▶	Colorado	AdamsDEM	59.8%	183,342	ShoupREP	38.1%	116,756	D+21.7	↑ D+20.4
▶	Connecticut	TrumbullREP	63.6%	192,425	MorrisDEM	35.4%	107,045	R+28.2	↓ R+21.6
▶	Idaho	BaldridgeREP	51.0%	61,575	OtherOTH	28.4%	34,208	R+30.5	↓ R+19.7
▶	Iowa	HammillREP	71.3%	377,330	MillerDEM	28.4%	150,374	R+42.9	↓ R+1.8
▶	Kansas	PaulenREP	63.3%	321,540	DavisDEM	35.3%	179,308	R+28.0	↓ R+31.5
▶	Maine	BrewsterREP	55.5%	100,776	McLeanDEM	44.5%	80,748	R+11.0	↑ D+4.9
▶	Maryland	RitchieDEM	59.9%	311,187	MullikinREP	39.4%	204,791	D+20.5	—
▶	Massachusetts	FullerREP	58.8%	595,006	GastonDEM	40.3%	407,389	R+18.5	↓ R+11.7
▶	Michigan	GreenREP	63.4%	399,564	ComstockDEM	36.0%	227,155	R+27.3	↓ R+3.6
▶	Minnesota	ChristiansonREP	56.5%	395,779	OtherOTH	38.1%	266,845	R+51.1	↓ R+17.5
▶	Nebraska	McMullenREP	49.8%	206,120	BryanDEM	49.0%	202,688	R+0.8	↓ R+13.5
▶	Nevada	BalzarREP	53.0%	16,374	ScrughamDEM	47.0%	14,521	R+6.0	↓ R+13.8
▶	New Hampshire	SpauldingREP	59.7%	77,394	SargentDEM	40.3%	52,236	R+19.4	↓ R+26.0
▶	New Mexico	DillonREP	51.6%	56,294	HannettDEM	48.1%	52,523	R+3.5	↓ R+15.9
▶	New York	SmithDEM	52.3%	1,523,813	MillsREP	43.8%	1,276,137	D+8.5	↓ R+6.7
▶	North Dakota	SorlieREP	83.5%	133,751	HolmesDEM	15.2%	24,287	R+68.3	↓ R+31.7
▶	Ohio	DonaheyDEM	50.5%	707,733	CooperREP	49.0%	685,897	D+1.6	↑ D+0.5
▶	Oklahoma	JohnstonDEM	54.9%	213,162	BenedictREP	44.2%	171,710	D+10.7	↑ D+1.0
▶	Oregon	PattersonREP	53.1%	120,073	PierceDEM	41.4%	93,470	R+11.8	↓ R+26.5
▶	Pennsylvania	FisherREP	73.3%	1,102,823	BonniwellDEM	23.2%	349,134	R+50.1	↓ R+33.0
▶	Rhode Island	PothierREP	53.9%	89,574	GainerDEM	45.7%	75,882	R+8.2	↓ R+12.8
▶	South Carolina	RichardsDEM	100.0%	16,589	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	South Dakota	BulowDEM	47.4%	87,076	GundersonREP	40.3%	74,101	D+7.1	↑ D+23.3
▶	Tennessee	PeayDEM	64.7%	84,979	WhiteREP	35.2%	46,238	D+29.5	↑ D+13.7
▶	Texas	MoodyDEM	87.5%	233,002	HainesREP	12.2%	32,434	D+75.3	↑ D+11.6
▶	Vermont	WeeksREP	44.3%	32,467	ComingsDEM	36.0%	26,373	R+8.3	↑ D+40.0
▶	Wisconsin	ZimmermanREP	63.5%	350,927	OtherOTH	23.4%	129,358	R+50.3	↑ D+49.7
▶	Wyoming	EmersonREP	50.9%	35,651	RossDEM	49.0%	34,286	R+1.9	↓ R+3.1

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