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County results Barkley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Ernst: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Kentucky |
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The 1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1926. Republican Senator Richard P. Ernst ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Alben W. Barkley, who would go on to serve for twenty-two years before ascending to become Vice President of the United States.
Barkley announced his campaign on April 26 with the support of organized labor in the state; because of his role in crafting the Railway Labor Act, the Associated Railway Labor Organizations endorsed him in advance. [1] Since his failed 1923 gubernatorial campaign, he had distanced himself from political boss Percy Haly and promised that he would not push a national ban on parimutuel betting if elected. [2] Consequently, he had no opposition in the primary. [3] Congressman (and future Chief Justice of the United States) Fred M. Vinson managed his general election campaign. [2]
President Calvin Coolidge supported Ernst, and Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover campaigned in the state on his behalf. [4] Ernst had opposed a bonus for veterans of World War I, an unpopular position in Kentucky, and at 68 years old, his age worked against him. [2] [5] Barkley contrasted his impoverished upbringing with Ernst's affluent lifestyle as a corporate attorney and attacked him for supporting Michigan senator Truman Handy Newberry, who had resigned due to allegations of election fraud. [4] Republican voters were angered that Ernst did not support Republican Congressman John W. Langley when Langley was charged with illegally aiding a large bootlegging operation in Louisville. [5] Ernst tried to resurrect the issues of Barkley's support for the coal tax and opposition to parimutuel betting. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Alben W. Barkley | 286,997 | 51.84% | ||
Republican | Richard P. Ernst (incumbent) | 266,657 | 48.16% | ||
Majority | 20,340 | 3.68% | |||
Total votes | 553,654 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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County results Barkley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Ernst: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Kentucky |
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Government |
The 1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1926. Republican Senator Richard P. Ernst ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Alben W. Barkley, who would go on to serve for twenty-two years before ascending to become Vice President of the United States.
Barkley announced his campaign on April 26 with the support of organized labor in the state; because of his role in crafting the Railway Labor Act, the Associated Railway Labor Organizations endorsed him in advance. [1] Since his failed 1923 gubernatorial campaign, he had distanced himself from political boss Percy Haly and promised that he would not push a national ban on parimutuel betting if elected. [2] Consequently, he had no opposition in the primary. [3] Congressman (and future Chief Justice of the United States) Fred M. Vinson managed his general election campaign. [2]
President Calvin Coolidge supported Ernst, and Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover campaigned in the state on his behalf. [4] Ernst had opposed a bonus for veterans of World War I, an unpopular position in Kentucky, and at 68 years old, his age worked against him. [2] [5] Barkley contrasted his impoverished upbringing with Ernst's affluent lifestyle as a corporate attorney and attacked him for supporting Michigan senator Truman Handy Newberry, who had resigned due to allegations of election fraud. [4] Republican voters were angered that Ernst did not support Republican Congressman John W. Langley when Langley was charged with illegally aiding a large bootlegging operation in Louisville. [5] Ernst tried to resurrect the issues of Barkley's support for the coal tax and opposition to parimutuel betting. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Alben W. Barkley | 286,997 | 51.84% | ||
Republican | Richard P. Ernst (incumbent) | 266,657 | 48.16% | ||
Majority | 20,340 | 3.68% | |||
Total votes | 553,654 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |