The 1926 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
Wesley Livsey Jones was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Seattle attorney
A. Scott Bullitt
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Frank E. Hammond, one of the losing candidates on the Republican side, ran as a "wet" candidate, opposing the prohibition of alcohol, which was already in effect in Washington state, but not yet nationally.
Blanket primary
Candidates
Democratic
*A. Scott Bullitt, Seattle attorney
*James Cleveland Longstreet
Republican
*Austin E. Griffiths, candidate for Mayor of Seattle in 1916 and U.S. Senate in 1922
*Frank E. Hammond
*Lee Roy Henry
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Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent Senator since 1909
Results
General election
Candidates
* A. Scott Bullitt, Seattle attorney (Democratic)
* David D. Burgess (Socialist Labor)
* J. L. Freeman (Farmer-Labor)
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Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1908 (Republican)
Results
See also
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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 Repu ...
References
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