United States Senate election in Alabama, 1926

United States Senate elections, 1926

← 1924 / 1925 November 2, 1926 1928 →
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Charles Curtis Joseph Robinson Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Kansas Arkansas Seats before 56 39 Seats after 50 45 Seat change 6 6 Seats up 25 7 Races won 19 13   Third party   Party Farmer–Labor Last election 1 seat Seats before 1 Seats after 1 Seat change Seats up 0 Races won 0
Results including special elections      Democratic gains      Republican gains      Democratic holds      Republican holds
Majority Leader before election Charles Curtis Republican Elected Majority Leader Charles Curtis Republican

Charles Curtis
Republican

Charles Curtis
Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1926 were elections for the United States Senate that occurred in the middle of Republican President Calvin Coolidge's second term. The Republican majority was reduced by six seats.

Six Republican incumbents lost re-election to Democrats:

An additional Democratic seat was gained in a special election:

Five Republican incumbents lost renomination, but their seats were held by Republicans:

No Democratic incumbents lost re-election or renomination. The only change in a Democratic seat was in Alabama, where Democrat Oscar Underwood retired and was replaced by Democrat Hugo L. Black.

No third party candidates won these elections. The sole third party incumbent (from the Farmer–Labor Party) was not up for election this year.

All 32 Class 3 Senators were up for election in 1926; Class 3 consisted of 7 Democrats and 25 Republicans. Of the Senators not up for election, 32 Senators were Democrats, 31 Senators were Republicans and one Senator was a Farmer–Labor.

At the beginning of 1926.

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1926 or before March 4, 1927; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1927; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

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