1926 United States Senate election in Illinois

1926 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1928 (special) →
 
Nominee Frank L. Smith George E. Brennan Hugh S. McGill
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 842,273 774,943 156,245
Percentage 46.86% 43.12% 8.69%

Results by county
Smith:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Brennan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

William B. McKinley
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Frank L. Smith[note 1]
Republican

The 1926 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1926.[1]

Incumbent first-term Republican senator William B. McKinley, lost renomination in the Republican primary.

The U.S. Senate ultimately refused to seat the election's winner, Republican Frank L. Smith, due to allegations of election fraud.[2][3][4]


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  1. ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 2, 1926 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1925-1926 AND PRIMARY ELECTION, APRIL 13, 1926" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 18, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Frank Lloyd Wright Library Archived September 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Frank L. Smith photographs, US Senate campaign brochure, accessed September 16, 2017
  3. ^ Senate Historical Office, United States Senate. "The Election Case of Frank L. Smith of Illinois (1928)". senate.gov.
  4. ^ "Congressional Record - Senate" (PDF). January 19, 1927.

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