1926 United States Senate election in Louisiana

The 1926 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edwin Broussard was elected to a second term in office.

1926 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana

September 14, 1926
 
Nominee Edwin S. Broussard Jared Sanders
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 84,041 80,562
Percentage 51.06% 48.94%

U.S. senator before election

Edwin S. Broussard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Edwin S. Broussard
Democratic

On September 14, Overton won the Democratic primary against Rep. Jared Sanders with 51.06% of the vote.

At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state (no other party had run a candidate for Senate since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment), and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Broussard won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1926 United States Senate Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edwin S. Broussard (incumbent) 84,041 51.06%
Democratic Jared Y. Sanders Sr. 80,562 48.94%
Total votes 306,399 100.00%

General election

1926 United States Senate election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edwin S. Broussard (incumbent) 54,180 100.00%
Total votes 54,180 100.00%

References

  1. "LA US Senate – D Primary". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
  2. "LA US Senate". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
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