United States Senate elections, 1926

United States Senate elections, 1926

1924 ← November 2, 1926 → 1928

34 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 Last election 54 seats 41 seats Seats before 55 40 Seats won 20 14 Seats after 48 47 Seat change 7 7   Third party   Party Farmer–Labor Last election 1 seat Seats before 1 Seats won 0 Seats after 1 Seat change

Democratic gain   Democratic hold   Republican hold

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 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of Republican President Calvin Coolidge's second term. The Republican majority was reduced by seven seats.

Seven Republican incumbents lost re-election to Democrats:

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 races are for the Class 3 term (1927 to 1933), unless otherwise indicated. Bold state indicates link to individual state's election article. Bold candidate indicates winner.

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