1926 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
Nominee
David I. Walsh
William M. Butler
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
525,303
469,989
Percentage
52.01%
46.54%
U.S. senator before election
William M. Butler
Republican
Elected U.S. senator
David I. Walsh
Democratic
The 1926 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1926.
Former Democratic Senator David I. Walsh defeated incumbent William Morgan Butler , a Republican who was appointed after the death of Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge .
Walsh returned to the U.S. Senate for a 2-year term. He had previously served in the Senate from 1919 to 1925.
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
William M. Butler , incumbent Senator
Declined [ ]
Channing Cox , former Governor of Massachusetts
Results [ ]
Senator Butler was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
David I. Walsh , former Senator
Results [ ]
Walsh was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
John J. Ballam , founding member of the Communist Party of America (Workers')
William M. Butler , incumbent Senator (Republican)
Washington Cook , Republican Executive Councillor and independent candidate for Senate in 1922 (Modification of Volstead Act)
Alfred Baker Lewis (Socialist)
David I. Walsh , former U.S. Senator (Democratic)
Results [ ]
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