1926 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 1926 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1926. Republican Porter H. Dale successfully ran for re-election to a full term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate James E. Kennedy.

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1926

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Nominee Porter H. Dale James Kennedy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 52,286 18,890
Percentage 73.46% 26.54%

U.S. senator before election

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Republican primary

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Porter H. Dale (inc.) 44,300 99.4%
Republican Other 288 0.6%
Total votes '44,588' '100.0%'

Democratic primary

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James E. Kennedy 2,101 99.4%
Democratic Other 12 0.6%
Total votes '2,113' '100.0%'

General election

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Results

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United States Senate election in Vermont, 1926[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Porter H. Dale 50,364 70.76% +5.11%
Prohibition Porter H. Dale 1,922 2.70% N/A
Total Porter H. Dale (inc.) 52,286 73.46% N/A
Democratic James E. Kennedy 18,878 26.52% −7.14%
Republican James E. Kennedy 12 0.02% N/A
Total James E. Kennedy 18,890 26.54% N/A
Total votes '71,176' '100.00%'

References

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  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.