1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut

The 1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 2, 1926.

1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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Nominee Hiram Bingham III Rollin Tyler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 191,401 107,753 Percentage 63.31% 35.64%

County results Municipality results Bingham:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Tyler:      50–60% Tie:      50% No Data/Vote:

U.S. senator before election Hiram Bingham III Republican Elected U.S. Senator Hiram Bingham III Republican

Incumbent Senator Hiram Bingham III, who won a 1924 special election to complete the unexpired term of Frank B. Brandegee, was re-elected to a full term in office over Democrat Rollin U. Tyler.

Republican nomination

At the Republican convention in Hartford on September 13, Senator Bingham was unopposed for re-nomination.^[1]

Democratic nomination

Candidates

• Rollin Tyler, Probate Court Judge and nominee for governor in 1920

Declined

• Charles Gould Morris, nominee for governor in 1924 (ran for governor)
• William E. Thoms, judge and former mayor of Waterbury

Campaign

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

At the convention, Thoms declined to stand for any office; his supporters suggested he would run in 1928 on a ticket with Al 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

Candidates

• 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

Bingham and the entire Republican ticket cruised to re-election. By October 31, the New York Times confidently predicted that he would win.^[5]

Results

1926 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Hiram Bingham III (incumbent)	191,401	63.31%	2.96
	Democratic	Rollin U. Tyler	107,753	35.64%	2.95
	Socialist	Morris Rice	3,173	1.05%
Total votes			302,327	100.0%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1926 United States Senate elections