1926 United States Senate election in Illinois
Nominee
Frank L. Smith
George E. Brennan
Hugh S. McGill
Party
Republican
Democratic
Independent
Popular vote
842,273
774,943
156,245
Percentage
46.86%
43.12%
8.69%
U.S. senator before election
William B. McKinley
Republican
Elected U.S. senator
Frank L. Smith [note 1]
Republican
The 1926 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1926.[1]
Incumbent first-term Republican senator William B. McKinley , lost renomination in the Republican primary.
The U.S. Senate ultimately refused to seat the election's winner, Republican Frank L. Smith , due to allegations of election fraud .[2] [3] [4]
Election information [ ]
The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections.[1] Primaries were held April 13, 1926.[1]
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
George E. Brennan , chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party
James T. McDermott , former U.S. congressman
James O. Monroe, attorney and perennial candidate [5]
Results [ ]
Democratic primary[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
George E. Brennan
201,857
68.23
Democratic
James O. Monroe
55,965
18.92
Democratic
James T. McDermott
38,030
12.85
Write-in
Others
14
0.00
Total votes
295,866
100
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
William B. McKinley , incumbent U.S. senator
Frank L. Smith , former U.S. congressman
Results [ ]
Republican primary[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Frank L. Smith
624,023
54.41
Republican
William B. McKinley (incumbent)
522,771
45.59
Write-in
Others
4
0.00
Total votes
1,146,798
100
Progressive primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Parley Parker Christensen , chairman of the Illinois Progressive Party and 1920 Farmer–Labor Party presidential nominee
Results [ ]
Progressive primary[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive
Parley Parker Christensen
495
99.20
Write-in
Others
4
0.80
Total votes
499
100
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
George E. Brennan (Democratic), chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party
Parley P. Christensen (Progressive), chairman of the Illinois Progressive Party and 1920 Farmer–Labor Party presidential nominee
J. Louis Engdahl (Workers (Communist) ), journalist and newspaper editor, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1924 United States Senate election in Illinois
Samuel C. Irving (independent )
G. A. Jenning (Socialist Labor )
James H. Kirby (Independent Democrat )
James A. Logan (High Life)
Morris Lynchenheim Commonwealth Land )
Hugh S. Magill (independent), former Illinois state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1912 [6]
Raymond T. O’Keefe (Light Wines and Beer)
Frank L. Smith (Republican), U.S. congressman
John T. Whitlock (Socialist )
Results [ ]
1926 United States Senate election in Illinois[1] [7]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Frank L. Smith
842,273
46.86%
Democratic
George E. Brennan
774,943
43.12%
Independent
Hugh S. Magill
156,245
8.69%
Progressive
Parley P. Christensen
6,526
0.36%
Light Wines and Beer
Raymond T. O’Keefe
4,596
0.26%
Independent Democratic
James H. Kirby
4,203
0.23%
Socialist
John T. Whitlock
2,998
0.17%
Socialist Labor
G. A. Jenning
1,977
0.11%
Workers (Communist)
J. Louis Engdahl
1,309
0.07%
High Life
James A. Logan
1,161
0.06%
Independent
Samuel C. Irving
701
0.04%
Commonwealth Land
Morris Lynchenheim
427
0.02%
Majority
67,330
3.74%
Turnout
1,797,359
Republican hold
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ Due to allegations of election fraud, Smith was never seated by the U.S. Senate
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 2, 1926 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1925-1926 AND PRIMARY ELECTION, APRIL 13, 1926" (PDF) . Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 18, 2020 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Frank Lloyd Wright Library Archived September 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine , Frank L. Smith photographs, US Senate campaign brochure, accessed September 16, 2017
^ Senate Historical Office, United States Senate. "The Election Case of Frank L. Smith of Illinois (1928)" . senate.gov.
^ [1]
^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - James O. Monroe" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved December 20, 2020 .
^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Hugh S. Magill" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved December 19, 2020 .
^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF) . Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2019 .
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