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1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1920 November 2, 1926 1932 →
 
Nominee Lee Overman Johnson Jay Hayes
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 218,934 142,891
Percentage 60.51% 39.49%

Senator before election

Lee Slater Overman
Democratic

Elected Senator

Lee Slater Overman
Democratic

The 1926 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Senator Lee Slater Overman was re-elected to a fifth term in office, defeating Republican Johnson Jay Hayes.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1926 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee Slater Overman (incumbent) 140,260 60.41%
Democratic Robert Rice Reynolds 91,914 39.59%
Total votes 232,174 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1926 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lee Slater Overman (incumbent) 218,934 60.51% Increase2.99
Republican Jacob F. Newell 142,891 39.49% Decrease2.99
Total votes 361,825 100.00%

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 05, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1926" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1926". www.ourcampaigns.com.