1926 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
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The 1926 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1926.
Former Democratic Senator David I. Walsh defeated incumbent William Morgan Butler, a Republican who was appointed after the death of Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Walsh returned to the U.S. Senate for a 2-year term. He had previously served in the Senate from 1919 to 1925.
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Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- William M. Butler, incumbent Senator
Declined
- Channing Cox, former Governor of Massachusetts
Results
Senator Butler was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| 1928 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | William Morgan Butler (incumbent) | 209,836 | 100.00 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | Write-in | All others | 18 | 0.00 |
| Voter turnout | 100.00% | |||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- David I. Walsh, former Senator
Results
Walsh was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
| 1928 Democratic U.S. Senate primary results [2] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | David I. Walsh | 111,083 | 99.95 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | Write-in | All others | 58 | 0.05 |
| Voter turnout | 100.00% | |||
Independents and third parties
Modification of Volstead Act
- Washington Cook, Republican Executive Councillor and independent candidate for Senate in 1922
Socialist
Workers'
- John J. Ballam, founding member of the Communist Party of America
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | David I. Walsh | 525,303 | 52.01 |  5.34 |
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| Republican | William M. Butler (incumbent) | 469,989 | 46.54 |  1.05 |
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| Workers Party | John J. Ballam | 5,167 | 0.51 | 0.51 |
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| Modification of Volstead Act | Washington Cook | 4,766 | 0.47 | 0.43 |
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| Socialist | Alfred Baker Lewis | 4,730 | 0.47 | 0.87 |
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References
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