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County results Hawes: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Williams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Missouri |
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
The Prohibition Party nominated Herman P. Faris.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | Robert D. Morrison | 72 | 100 | |
Total votes | 72 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist Labor | William Wesley Cox | 32 | 100 | |
Total votes | 32 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |