1926 United States Senate Election In Ohio
The 1926 United States Senate special election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Senator Frank B. Willis was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating former U.S. Senator Atlee Pomerene. General election Candidates *John D. Goerke (Socialist Labor) *Atlee Pomerene, former U.S. Senator (1911–23) (Democratic) * Frank B. Willis, incumbent Senator since 1921 (Republican) Results See also * 1926 United States Senate elections References {{1926 United States elections 1926 Ohio United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

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Atlee Pomerene
Atlee Pomerene (December 6, 1863November 12, 1937) was an American Democratic Party politician from Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 1911 until 1923. Biography Pomerene was born on December 6, 1863, in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio, and his spouse was Mary Bockrus Pomerene. He studied at Princeton University and the University of Cincinnati Law School. Career He began practicing law in Canton, Ohio, in 1886. After serving in a variety of city, county, and state positions as solicitor and prosecutor, Pomerene was elected the 31st lieutenant governor of Ohio in 1910. He briefly served in the post in early 1911 before being elected by the State Legislature to the U.S. Senate. Pomerene was re-elected in 1916, but narrowly lost a bid for a third term six years later. Pomerene was appointed by President Calvin Coolidge to serve as a special prosecutor to deal with the Teapot Dome scandal. He ran unsuccessfully for the other U.S. Senate seat from Ohio in 1926 an ...
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1926 United States Senate Elections
The 1926 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that occurred in the middle of Republican President Calvin Coolidge's second term. The Republican majority was reduced by seven seats. Gains and losses Six Republican incumbents lost re-election to Democrats: # Arizona: Republican incumbent Ralph H. Cameron lost to Democrat Carl Hayden. # Kentucky: Republican incumbent Richard P. Ernst lost to Democrat Alben W. Barkley. # Maryland: Republican incumbent Ovington E. Weller lost to Democrat Millard E. Tydings. # Missouri: Republican interim appointee George H. Williams lost to Democrat Harry B. Hawes both to finish the term and to the next term. # New York: Republican incumbent James W. Wadsworth, Jr. lost to Democrat Robert F. Wagner. # Oklahoma: Republican incumbent John W. Harreld lost to Democrat Elmer Thomas. An additional Democratic seat was gained in a special election: # Massachusetts: Republican interim appointee William M. Butler l ...
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United States Senate Elections In Ohio
United States Senate elections in Ohio occur when voters in the U.S. state of Ohio select an individual to represent the state in the United States Senate in either of the state's two seats allotted by the Constitution. Regularly scheduled general elections occur on Election Day, coinciding with various other federal, statewide, and local races. Each state is allotted two U.S. Senators elected to staggered six-year terms, which were originally selected by the state legislature. The Senate is divided into three classes to stagger the terms of its members such that one-third of the Senate would be up for re-election every two years. Upon Ohio's admission to the Union in 1803, the state was assigned a Class 1 seat and a Class 3 seat, first elected in 1803. Since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, U.S. Senators are elected directly by the voters of each state. Special elections may be held to fill mid-term vacancies to elect an individual to serve the remainder of ...
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