1926 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 1926 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1926 in Missouri. The Republican Senator elected in 1920, Selden P. Spencer, died on May 16, 1925. George Howard Williams was appointed to continue Spencer's term on May 25, and ran for a full term in this election. He was defeated by the Democratic nominee Harry B. Hawes, who won 51% of the vote. Hawes also defeated Williams in the special election held the same day.

1926 United States Senate election in Missouri

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Nominee Harry B. Hawes George Howard Williams Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 506,015 470,654 Percentage 51.30% 47.71%

County results Hawes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Williams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election George Howard Williams Republican Elected U.S. senator Harry B. Hawes Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Ewing Cockrell, judge^[1]
• Harry B. Hawes, member of the House of Representatives for Missouri's 11th district
• Robert I. Young, farmer^[2]

Results

Democratic primary August 3, 1926^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry B. Hawes	162,921	54.48
	Democratic	Ewing Cockrell	105,936	35.42
	Democratic	Robert I. Young	30,195	10.10
Total votes			299,052	100

Republican primary

Candidates

• George Howard Williams, the incumbent Senator
• Blodgett Priest, attorney^[4]
• David M. Proctor, State Senator for the 7th district^[5]

Results

Republican primary August 3, 1926^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Howard Williams	147,436	52.30
	Republican	David M. Proctor	87,074	30.89
	Republican	Blodgett Priest	47,404	16.82
Total votes			281,914	100

Other candidates

Prohibition

The Prohibition Party nominated Herman P. Faris.

Socialist

Socialist primary August 3, 1926^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	Robert D. Morrison	72	100
Total votes			72	100

Socialist Labor

Socialist Labor primary August 3, 1926^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist Labor	William Wesley Cox	32	100
Total votes			32	100

Results

1926 United States Senate election in Missouri^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry B. Hawes	506,015	51.30%	+6.83
	Republican	George Howard Williams (Incumbent)	470,654	47.71%	-5.94
	Prohibition	Herman P. Faris	7,540	0.76%	+0.76
	Socialist	Robert D. Morrison	1,807	0.18%	-1.33
	Socialist Labor	William Wesley Cox	464	0.05%	-0.08
Majority			35,361	3.29%
Turnout			986,480
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

1. "SHORT TERM TO MEREDITH AND LONG, COCKRELL". Weekly Citizen-Democrat. Poplar Bluff, Missouri. July 22, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved July 19, 2023 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
2. "ROBERT I. YOUNG LAUDED BY PLATTE CONVENTION". St. Joseph Observer. St. Joseph, Missouri. July 22, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
3. Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1927 - 1928. Missouri Secretary of State's Office. 1928. p. 299. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
4. "KIEL TO QUIT POLICE POST; FILES FOR SENATE". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. May 25, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
5. "Missouri Legislators P". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
6. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. p. 10. Retrieved July 19, 2023.