1926 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

1926 United States Senate election in New Hampshire
	County results; Moses: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Senator before election; George H. Moses; Republican	Elected Senator ; George H. Moses; Republican

The 1926 United States Senate election in New Hampshire took place on November 8, 1926. Incumbent Republican Senator George H. Moses was for re-elected to a second full term in office over Democratic nominee Robert C. Murchie.

Primary elections were held on September 7.^[1] Moses defeated a challenge from former Governor of New Hampshire and progressive leader Robert P. Bass in the Republican primary, while Murchie defeated 1916 gubernatorial nominee Albert W. Noone in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Robert P. Bass, former Governor of New Hampshire
George H. Moses, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1918
James G. Remick

Results

1926 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George H. Moses (incumbent)	37,655	66.70%
	Republican	Robert P. Bass	17,654	31.27%
	Republican	James G. Remick	1,147	2.03%
Total votes			56,456	100.00%
		Blank ballots	1,449	2.50%
Turnout			57,905	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Robert C. Murchie
Albert W. Noone, Democratic nominee for governor in 1914

Results

1926 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert C. Murchie	6,121	68.81%
	Democratic	Albert W. Noone	2,774	31.19%
Total votes			8,895	100.00%
		Blank ballots	2,574	22.44%
Turnout			11,469	100.00%

General election

Candidates

George H. Moses, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1918 (Republican)
Robert C. Murchie (Democratic)

Results

1926 U.S. Senate election in New Hampshire^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George H. Moses (Incumbent)	79,279	62.32%
	Democratic	Robert C. Murchie	47,935	37.68%
Total votes			127,214	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Manual for the General Court. Concord, N.H.: Department of State. 1927. p. 223.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1927). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1926" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
^ Manual for the General Court. Concord, N.H.: Department of State. 1927. p. 370.

[primary-1] Manual for the General Court. Concord, N.H.: Department of State. 1927. p. 223.

[2] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1927). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1926" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

[3] Manual for the General Court. Concord, N.H.: Department of State. 1927. p. 370.

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