1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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The1926 United States Senate election in Connecticutwas held on November 2, 1926.
Incumbent SenatorHiram Bingham III,who won a 1924 special election to complete the unexpired term ofFrank B. Brandegee,was re-elected to a full term in office over Democrat Rollin U. Tyler.
Republican nomination[edit]
At the Republican convention in Hartford on September 13, Senator Bingham was unopposed for re-nomination.[1]
Democratic nomination[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Rollin Tyler, Probate Court Judge and nominee for governor in 1920
Declined[edit]
- Charles Gould Morris, nominee for governor in 1924 (ran for governor)
- William E. Thoms, judge and former mayor of Waterbury
Campaign[edit]
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 to have the edge for governor, leaving the Senate nomination to Morris.[3]
Convention[edit]
At the convention, Thoms declined to stand for any office; his supporters suggested he would run in 1928 on a ticket withAl 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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- 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[edit]
Bingham and the entire Republican ticket cruised to re-election. By October 31, theNew York Timesconfidently predicted that he would win.[5]
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Hiram Bingham III(incumbent) | 191,401 | 63.31% |  2.96
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| Democratic | Rollin U. Tyler | 107,753 | 35.64% |  2.95
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| Socialist | Morris Rice | 3,173 | 1.05% | 
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| Total votes | 302,327 | 100.0% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Connecticut Republicans Meet".The New York Times.September 14, 1926. p. 4.RetrievedSeptember 2,2021.
- ^"Connecticut Democrats Favor Thoms".The New York Times.September 12, 1926. p. 3.RetrievedSeptember 2,2021.
- ^ab"DEMOCRATS OUTLINE CONNECTICUT FIGHT".September 16, 1926. p. 4.RetrievedSeptember 2,2021.
- ^ab"NUTMEG DEMOCRATS DEMAND DRY REPEAL".The New York Times.September 17, 1926. p. 1.RetrievedSeptember 2,2021.
- ^"CONNECTICUT".The New York Times.October 31, 1926. p. 70.RetrievedSeptember 2,2021.
- ^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.