In the 1926 election, he switched parties and ran as a Republican, defeating the incumbent Sosnowski in the primary, and going on to defeat Democratic candidate William M. Donnelly in the general election for a seat in the 70th Congress.
ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɪks ᵻlˈɛkʃən, hiː swˈɪtʃt pˈɑːɹɾiz ænd ɹˈæn æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən, dᵻfˈiːɾɪŋ ðɪ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt səsnˈoʊski ɪnðə pɹˈaɪmɚɹi, ænd ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn tə dᵻfˈiːt dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk kˈændᵻdˌeɪt wˈɪljəm ˈɛm. dˈɑːnəli ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃən fɚɹə sˈiːt ɪnðə sˈɛvəntˌiəθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs.