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The United States Senate special election of 1926 in Massachusetts was held on November 2, 1926, with Democratic David I. Walsh defeating Incumbent Republican U.S Senator William Morgan Butler who was appointed after the death of Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Walsh returned to the U.S Senate for a 2-year term.
Video United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1926
Candidates
Democratic
- David I. Walsh, US Senator from 1919-1925. Governor of Massachusetts from 1914-1916.
Republican
- William M. Butler, United States Senator since November 13, 1924. Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry Cabot Lodge.
Workers'
- John J. Ballam, Founding member of the Communist Party of America, candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1924.
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- Washington Cook, Republican member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council and independent candidate for the United States Senate in 1922.
Socialist
- Alfred Baker Lewis
General election
Maps United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1926
References
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