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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1926 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 1926 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 1926 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1927 - 12:00pm
Term End February 09, 1928 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last Modifiedev March 29, 2023 10:50am
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin p 468
Description Senator not permitted to qualify by the US Senate - Term End due to resignation.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1920
NameWilliam Brown McKinley Votes1,381,384 (66.83%)
Term03/04/1921 - 12/07/1926 Margin827,012 (+40.01%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/08/1926
NameFrank Leslie Smith Votes1 (100.00%)
Term12/08/1926 - 03/04/1926 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 13, 1926 IL US Senate - R Primary
Frank Leslie Smith
R 1,146,798
Apr 13, 1926 IL US Senate - D Primary
George E. Brennan
D 295,866
Apr 13, 1926 IL US Senate - Prog Primary
Parley P. Christensen
PRG 499

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Frank Leslie Smith George E. Brennan St. Sen. Hugh S. Magill District Attorney Parley P. Christensen Raymond T. O'Keefe James H. Kirby John T. Whitlock
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Republican Progressive Light Wine and Beer Independent Democrat Socialist
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Certified Votes 842,273 (46.86%) 774,943 (43.12%) 156,245 (8.69%) 6,526 (0.36%) 4,596 (0.26%) 4,203 (0.23%) 2,998 (0.17%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -67,330 (-3.75%) -686,028 (-38.17%) -835,747 (-46.50%) -837,677 (-46.61%) -838,070 (-46.63%) -839,275 (-46.69%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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IndP 6921
LBR Old LW
Veg Thomas Walker
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Gustave A. Jennings J. Louis Engdahl James A. Logan Samuel C. Irving Morris Lynchenheim  
PartySocialist Labor Workers (Communist) High Life Independent Commonwealth Land  
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Certified Votes 1,977 (0.11%) 1,309 (0.07%) 1,161 (0.07%) 701 (0.04%) 427 (0.02%)  
Margin-840,296 (-46.75%) -840,964 (-46.79%) -841,112 (-46.80%) -841,572 (-46.82%) -841,846 (-46.84%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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