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1926 United States Senate election in Vermont

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United States Senate election in Vermont, 1926

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Nominee Porter H. Dale James Kennedy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 52,286 18,890
Percentage 73.46% 26.54%

U.S. senator before election

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Porter H. Dale
Republican

The 1926 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1926. Republican Porter H. Dale successfully ran for re-election to a full term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate James E. Kennedy.

Republican primary

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Porter H. Dale (inc.) 44,300 99.4%
Republican Other 288 0.6%
Total votes '44,588' '100.0%'

Democratic primary

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James E. Kennedy 2,101 99.4%
Democratic Other 12 0.6%
Total votes '2,113' '100.0%'

General election

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Results

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United States Senate election in Vermont, 1926[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Porter H. Dale 50,364 70.76% +5.11%
Prohibition Porter H. Dale 1,922 2.70% N/A
Total Porter H. Dale (inc.) 52,286 73.46% N/A
Democratic James E. Kennedy 18,878 26.52% −7.14%
Republican James E. Kennedy 12 0.02% N/A
Total James E. Kennedy 18,890 26.54% N/A
Total votes '71,176' '100.00%'

References

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  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.