Election 1926 Results
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1926 US Senate election in California
Samuel M. Shortridge (Republican) beat John B. Elliott (Democrat) in California in 1926, 63.1% to 36.9%, a margin of 26.2 points and 278,529 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1920, when Samuel M. Shortridge also won.
Republicans led in 58 of the 58 counties as they stood then. The largest, Los Angeles, cast 350,516 votes and went to the Republican by 15.4 points. The closest was Alpine, where 52 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel M. Shortridge won | Republican | 670,128 | 63.1% |
| John B. Elliott | Democratic | 391,599 | 36.9% |
| All other candidates | 127 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 1,061,854 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 148,160 42.3% | 202,276 57.7% | 80 | 350,516 | R+15.4 |
| Alameda | 35,084 30.6% | 79,696 69.4% | 114,780 | R+38.9 | |
| San Francisco | 39,816 34.9% | 74,368 65.1% | 114,184 | R+30.3 | |
| San Diego | 17,056 46.5% | 19,618 53.5% | 36,674 | R+7.0 | |
| Santa Clara | 12,221 38.5% | 19,491 61.5% | 4 | 31,716 | R+22.9 |
| Fresno | 12,705 40.9% | 18,333 59.1% | 31,038 | R+18.1 | |
| Sacramento | 7,882 27.5% | 20,806 72.5% | 9 | 28,697 | R+45.0 |
| Orange | 8,708 37.0% | 14,806 63.0% | 6 | 23,520 | R+25.9 |
| San Joaquin | 6,600 30.0% | 15,393 70.0% | 21,993 | R+40.0 | |
| San Bernardino | 9,509 43.8% | 12,197 56.2% | 21,706 | R+12.4 | |
| Sonoma | 4,865 26.3% | 13,661 73.7% | 2 | 18,528 | R+47.5 |
| Kern | 5,909 34.7% | 11,129 65.3% | 1 | 17,039 | R+30.6 |
| Tulare | 6,622 43.4% | 8,633 56.6% | 3 | 15,258 | R+13.2 |
| Contra Costa | 4,586 30.1% | 10,669 69.9% | 15,255 | R+39.9 | |
| San Mateo | 3,599 24.3% | 11,211 75.7% | 2 | 14,812 | R+51.4 |
| Stanislaus | 5,476 43.8% | 7,019 56.2% | 3 | 12,498 | R+12.3 |
| Riverside | 5,520 44.5% | 6,896 55.5% | 12,416 | R+11.1 | |
| Humboldt | 2,214 18.3% | 9,870 81.7% | 12,084 | R+63.4 | |
| Solano | 3,235 32.2% | 6,806 67.8% | 10,041 | R+35.6 | |
| Santa Cruz | 3,218 34.4% | 6,145 65.6% | 9,363 | R+31.3 | |
| Butte | 3,246 34.7% | 6,103 65.3% | 9,349 | R+30.6 | |
| Marin | 2,317 25.1% | 6,930 74.9% | 9,247 | R+49.9 | |
| Santa Barbara | 4,025 44.0% | 5,115 56.0% | 9,140 | R+11.9 | |
| Monterey | 2,536 32.0% | 5,383 68.0% | 7,919 | R+36.0 | |
| Ventura | 2,657 36.0% | 4,733 64.0% | 7,390 | R+28.1 | |
| San Luis Obispo | 2,608 35.7% | 4,696 64.3% | 7,304 | R+28.6 | |
| Imperial | 2,680 38.7% | 4,241 61.3% | 6,921 | R+22.6 | |
| Napa | 1,622 23.7% | 5,211 76.2% | 3 | 6,836 | R+52.5 |
| Merced | 2,151 33.2% | 4,317 66.7% | 5 | 6,473 | R+33.5 |
| Mendocino | 1,516 25.5% | 4,439 74.5% | 5,955 | R+49.1 | |
| Siskiyou | 1,824 31.6% | 3,938 68.3% | 4 | 5,766 | R+36.7 |
| Placer | 1,920 36.2% | 3,390 63.8% | 5,310 | R+27.7 | |
| Kings | 1,734 35.0% | 3,218 65.0% | 4,952 | R+30.0 | |
| Yolo | 1,592 32.4% | 3,326 67.6% | 2 | 4,920 | R+35.2 |
| Tehama | 1,701 40.1% | 2,536 59.9% | 4,237 | R+19.7 | |
| Shasta | 1,151 29.7% | 2,718 70.2% | 1 | 3,870 | R+40.5 |
| Madera | 1,365 37.8% | 2,246 62.2% | 3,611 | R+24.4 | |
| Sutter | 867 25.3% | 2,555 74.7% | 3,422 | R+49.3 | |
| Yuba | 830 24.4% | 2,574 75.6% | 3,404 | R+51.2 | |
| Nevada | 904 27.6% | 2,367 72.4% | 3,271 | R+44.7 | |
| Glenn | 1,159 37.3% | 1,944 62.6% | 2 | 3,105 | R+25.3 |
| El Dorado | 783 29.0% | 1,915 71.0% | 2,698 | R+42.0 | |
| Lassen | 666 25.0% | 2,000 75.0% | 2,666 | R+50.0 | |
| Colusa | 934 35.9% | 1,671 64.1% | 2,605 | R+28.3 | |
| San Benito | 713 29.5% | 1,700 70.5% | 2,413 | R+40.9 | |
| Tuolumne | 838 35.3% | 1,536 64.7% | 2,374 | R+29.4 | |
| Lake | 883 39.1% | 1,375 60.9% | 2,258 | R+21.8 | |
| Inyo | 665 33.4% | 1,327 66.6% | 1,992 | R+33.2 | |
| Calaveras | 471 26.0% | 1,343 74.0% | 1,814 | R+48.1 | |
| Amador | 427 26.9% | 1,162 73.1% | 1,589 | R+46.3 | |
| Plumas | 439 28.5% | 1,103 71.5% | 1,542 | R+43.1 | |
| Modoc | 420 29.4% | 1,008 70.6% | 1,428 | R+41.2 | |
| Del Norte | 178 16.1% | 928 83.9% | 1,106 | R+67.8 | |
| Trinity | 243 26.3% | 682 73.7% | 925 | R+47.5 | |
| Sierra | 172 21.1% | 642 78.9% | 814 | R+57.7 | |
| Mariposa | 336 42.1% | 462 57.9% | 798 | R+15.8 | |
| Mono | 38 15.0% | 216 85.0% | 254 | R+70.1 | |
| Alpine | 3 5.2% | 55 94.8% | 58 | R+89.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1926; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
California Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Adam B. Schiff (D) | D+17.7 |
| 2022 | Alex Padilla (D) | D+22.1 |
| 2018 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+54.2 |
| 2016 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+61.6 |
| 2012 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+25.0 |
| 2010 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+10.0 |
| 2006 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+24.4 |
| 2004 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+19.9 |
| 2000 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+19.3 |
| 1998 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+10.0 |
| 1994 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+1.9 |
| 1992 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1988 | Pete Wilson (R) | R+8.8 |
| 1986 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1982 | Pete Wilson (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1980 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+19.4 |
| 1976 | S. I. Hayakawa (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1974 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+24.3 |
| 1970 | John V. Tunney (D) | D+9.5 |
| 1968 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1964 | George Murphy (R) | R+3.1 |
| 1962 | Thomas Kuchel (R) | R+12.9 |
| 1958 | Clair Engle (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1956 | Thomas Kuchel (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1952 | William Knowland (R) | R+87.8 |
| 1950 | Richard M. Nixon (R) | R+18.5 |
| 1946 | William F. Knowland (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1944 | Sheridan Downey (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1940 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+82.5 |
| 1938 | Sheridan Downey (D) | D+9.8 |
| 1934 | Hiram Johnson (R) | R+94.5 |
| 1932 | William Gibbs McAdoo (D) | D+12.6 |
| 1928 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+55.9 |
| 1926 | Samuel M. Shortridge (R) | R+26.2 |
| 1922 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+38.4 |
| 1920 | Samuel M. Shortridge (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1916 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+31.6 |
| 1914 | James D. Phelan (D) | D+2.9 |