1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina

1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1932 →
 
Nominee Lee Overman Johnson Jay Hayes
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 218,934 142,891
Percentage 60.51% 39.49%

Senator before election

Lee Slater Overman
Democratic

Elected Senator

Lee Slater Overman
Democratic

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The 1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Senator Lee Slater Overman was re-elected to a fifth term in office, defeating Republican Johnson Jay Hayes.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1926 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee Slater Overman (incumbent) 140,260 60.41%
Democratic Robert Rice Reynolds 91,914 39.59%
Total votes 232,174 100.00%

General election

Results

1926 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lee Slater Overman (incumbent) 218,934 60.51% Increase2.99
Republican Jacob F. Newell 142,891 39.49% Decrease2.99
Total votes 361,825 100.00%

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 05, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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