1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 2, 1926.
Incumbent Senator Hiram Bingham III, who won a 1924 special election to complete the unexpired term of Frank B. Brandegee, was re-elected to a full term in office over Democrat Rollin U. Tyler.
Contents
Republican nomination
At the Republican convention in Hartford on September 13, Senator Bingham was unopposed for re-nomination.[1]
Democratic nomination
Candidates
- Rollin Tyler, Probate Court Judge and nominee for Governor in 1920
Declined
- Charles Gould Morris, nominee for Governor in 1924 (ran for Governor)
- William E. Thoms, judge and former Mayor of Waterbury
Campaign
The Senate nomination was largely seen as a secondary consolation prize in the campaign for Governor. The two leading candidates for that office were Charles Gould Morris and William E. Thoms.[2][3] On the eve of the convention, Thoms appeared the have the edge for Governor, leaving the Senate nomination to Morris.[3]
Convention
At the convention, Thoms declined to stand for any office; his supporters suggested he would run in 1928 on a ticket with Al Smith. Morris took the gubernatorial nomination for the second consecutive campaign, and Probate Court Judge Rollin Tyler was nominated for Senate.[4] The party platform urged for the repeal of Prohibition, which was an "indefensible curtailment of personal liberty," and decentralization of government from Washington to the states.[4]
General election
Candidates
- Hiram Bingham III, incumbent Senator since 1924 (Republican)
- Morris Rice (Socialist)
- Rollin U. Tyler, Probate Court Judge and nominee for Governor in 1920 (Democratic)
Campaign
Bingham and the entire Republican ticket cruised to re-election. By October 31, the New York Times confidently predicted that he would win.[5]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Hiram Bingham III (incumbent) | 191,401 | 63.31% | ![]() |
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Democratic | Rollin U. Tyler | 107,753 | 35.64% | ![]() |
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[[Socialist Party (US)|Template:Socialist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Morris Rice | 3,173 | 1.05% | ![]() |
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Total votes | 302,327 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also
References
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