1926 United States Senate election in Ohio

The 1926 United States Senate special election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Senator Frank B. Willis was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating former U.S. Senator Atlee Pomerene.

1926 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1928 (special) →

Nominee Frank B. Willis Atlee Pomerene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 711,359 632,221 Percentage 53.19% 46.60%

U.S. senator before election Frank B. Willis Republican Elected U.S. Senator Frank B. Willis Republican

General election

Candidates

• John D. Goerke (Socialist Labor)
• Atlee Pomerene, former U.S. Senator (1911–23) (Democratic)
• Frank B. Willis, incumbent Senator since 1921 (Republican)

Results

1926 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank B. Willis (incumbent)	711,359	53.19%	5.91
	Democratic	Atlee Pomerene	623,221	46.60%	5.84
	Socialist Labor	John D. Goerke	2,846	0.21%	N/A
Total votes			1,337,426	100.00%

See also

• 1926 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
2. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - Nov 02, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com.