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The United States Senate election of 1926 in New York was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Senator James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democrat Robert F. Wagner.
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County Results Wagner: 50–60% 60–70% Wadsworth: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Senator Wadsworth was opposed by hard-line prohibitionists, who instead supported Franklin W. Cristman at the Republican Convention.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (incumbent) | 1,235 | 93.77% | |
| Republican | Franklin W. Cristman | 58 | 4.40% | |
| None | Abstaining | 23 | 1.75% | |
| Republican | Charles Evans Hughes | 1 | 0.08% | |
| Total votes | 1,317 | 100.00% | ||
 | This article is missing information about the Democratic nomination. (March 2020) |
After failing to qualify for a primary election against Senator Wadsworth, Cristman announced his campaign as an independent Republican. He supported Prohibition and was opposed to Wadsworth's position as a "wet" (or anti-Prohibition) Republican.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert F. Wagner | 1,321,463 | 46.48% | |
| Republican | James Wadsworth (incumbent) | 1,205,246 | 42.40% | |
| Independent Republican | Franklin W. Cristman | 231,906 | 8.16% | |
| Socialist | Jessie Wallace Hughan | 73,412 | 2.58% | |
| Communist | William F. Dunne | 6,444 | 0.23% | |
| Socialist Labor | Joseph Brandon | 3,064 | 0.15% | |
| Total votes | 2,842,813 | 100.00% | ||
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