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1926 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 12 candidates · See every 1926 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1926 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Frank L. Smith won the 1926 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Frank L. Smith received 842,273 popular votes (46.86%). The main challenger was George E. Brennan (43.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Brennan

Smith +3.7 pts · won by 67,330 votes
Frank L. SmithRepublicanWINNER46.86%
842,273 votes
George E. BrennanDemocratic43.12%
774,943 votes
Hugh S. MagillRepublican8.69%
156,245 votes
Parley P. ChristensenProgressive0.36%
6,526 votes
Raymond T. O'KeefeLight Wine & Beer0.26%
4,596 votes
James H. KirbyDemocratic0.23%
4,203 votes
John T. WhitlockSocialist0.17%
2,998 votes
G. A. JenningSocialist Labor0.11%
1,977 votes
J. Louis EngdahlWorkers' Communist0.07%
1,309 votes
James A. LoganHigh Life0.06%
1,161 votes
Samuel C. IrvingIndependent0.04%
701 votes
Morris LynchenheimCommonwealth Land0.02%
427 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.