1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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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.
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% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Rollin U. Tyler | 107,753 | 35.64% | ![]() | |
Socialist | Morris Rice | 3,173 | 1.05% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 302,327 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
See also[]
- 1926 United States Senate elections
References[]
- ^ "Connecticut Republicans Meet". The New York Times. 14 Sep 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 2 Sep 2021.
- ^ "Connecticut Democrats Favor Thoms". The New York Times. 12 Sep 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 2 Sep 2021.
- ^ a b "DEMOCRATS OUTLINE CONNECTICUT FIGHT". 16 Sep 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 2 Sep 2021.
- ^ a b "NUTMEG DEMOCRATS DEMAND DRY REPEAL". The New York Times. 17 Sep 1926. p. 1. Retrieved 2 Sep 2021.
- ^ "CONNECTICUT". The New York Times. 31 Oct 1926. p. 70. Retrieved 2 Sep 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1933). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1926" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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