1926 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

The United States Senate special election of 1926 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1926.

Former Democratic Senator David I. Walsh defeated incumbent William Morgan Butler, a Republican who was appointed after the death of Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.

Walsh returned to the U.S. Senate for a 2-year term. He had previously served in the Senate from 1919 to 1925.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

William M. Butler, incumbent Senator

Declined

Channing Cox, former Governor of Massachusetts

Results

Senator Butler was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1928 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Morgan Butler	209,836	100.00
	Write-in	All others	18	0.00
Turnout			209,854	100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

David I. Walsh, former Senator

Results

Walsh was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

1928 Democratic U.S. Senate primary results ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David I. Walsh	111,083	99.95
	Write-in	All others	58	0.05
Turnout			111,141	100.00

Independents and third parties

Modification of Volstead Act

Washington Cook, Republican Executive Councillor and independent candidate for Senate in 1922

Socialist

Alfred Baker Lewis

Workers'

John J. Ballam, founding member of the Communist Party of America

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1928^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Democratic	David I. Walsh	525,303	52.01	5.34
Republican	William M. Butler	469,989	46.54	1.05
Workers Party	John J. Ballam	5,167	0.51	0.51
Modification of Volstead Act	Washington Cook	4,766	0.47	0.43
Socialist	Alfred Baker Lewis	4,730	0.47	0.87

References

^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1926). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 123.
^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1926). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 123.
^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1926). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 175.

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[1] Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1926). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 123.

[2] Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1926). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 123.

[3] Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1926). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 175.

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