The United States Senate election of 1926 in New York was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican Senator James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democrat Robert F. Wagner.
Republican convention Candidates Franklin W. Cristman, State Senator from Herkimer James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., incumbent Senator
Campaign Incumbent Senator Wadsworth was opposed by hard-line prohibitionists, who instead supported Franklin W. Cristman at the Republican Convention."58 Drys Balk at Senator; ...13 Votes Also Fail Mills". The New York Times. September 29, 1926.
Results
Democratic nomination Candidates Robert F. Wagner, New York Supreme Court Justice and former State Senator
General election Candidates Joseph Brandon (Socialist Labor) Franklin W. Cristman, State Senator from Herkimer (Independent Republican) William F. Dunne, editor of the Butte Bulletin (Workers) James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., incumbent Senator (Republican) Robert F. Wagner, New York Supreme Court Justice and former State Senator (Democratic) Jessie Wallace Hughan, radical pacifist and activist (Socialist)
After failing to qualify for a primary election against Senator Wadsworth, Cristman announced his campaign as an independent Republican. He supported Prohibition and was opposed to Wadsworth's position as a "wet" (or anti-Prohibition) Republican.
Results
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