1920 United States Senate election in New York

The United States Senate election of 1920 in New York was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican Senator James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. was re-elected to a second term over Democratic Lieutenant Governor Harry C. Walker.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Ella A. Boole, social reformer
George Henry Payne, campaign manager for Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 campaign
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., incumbent Senator

Results[]

1920 Republican Senate Primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (incumbent)	270,084	66.42%
	Republican	Ella A. Boole	90,491	22.26%
	Republican	George Henry Payne	46,039	11.32%
Total votes			406,614	100.00%

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

George R. Lunn, Mayor of Schenectady and former U.S. Representative
Harry C. Walker, Lieutenant Governor of New York

Results[]

1920 Democratic Senate Primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry C. Walker	109,995	71.32%
	Democratic	George R. Lunn	44,226	28.68%
Total votes			154,221	100.00%

General election[]

Candidates[]

Ella A. Boole, social reformer (Prohibition)
Harry Carlson (Socialist Labor)
Jacob Panken, Judge of the New York City Municipal Court (Socialist)
Rose Schneiderman, feminist and labor leader (Farmer-Labor)
Harry C. Walker, Lieutenant Governor of New York (Democratic)
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr., incumbent Senator (Republican)

Results[]

1920 United States Senate election in New York^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (incumbent)	1,434,393	52.37%	5.33
	Democratic	Harry C. Walker	901,310	32.90%	9.16
	Socialist	Jacob Panken	208,155	7.60%	3.53
	Prohibition	Ella A. Boole	159,623	5.83%	3.78
	Farmer–Labor	Rose Schneiderman	27,934	1.02%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Harry Carlson	7,822	0.29%	0.06
Total votes			2,739,237	100.00%

References[]

^ "NY US Senate – R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ "NY US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
^ "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[1] "NY US Senate – R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[2] "NY US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[3] "NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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