1920 United States Senate elections
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The 1920 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with the presidential election of Warren G. Harding. Democrat Woodrow Wilson's unpopularity allowed Republicans to win races across the country, winning ten seats from the Democrats and providing them with an overwhelming 59-to-37 majority. The Republican landslide was so vast that Democrats lost over half of the seats that were contested this year and failed to win a single race outside the South.
Since the passage of the seventeenth amendment, these elections were the closest when the winning party in almost every Senate election mirrored the winning party for their state in the presidential election, with Kentucky being the only Senate race to not mirror their presidential result. No other Senate election cycle in a presidential year would come close to repeating this feat until 2016, in which the result of every Senate race mirrored the corresponding state's result in the presidential election. Coincidentally, that election cycle involved the same class of Senate seats, Class 3.[1]
This is one of only five occasions where 10 or more Senate seats changed hands in an election, with the other occasions being in 1932, 1946, 1958, and 1980.
Seat changes[]
Republicans won two seats that were open from retiring Democrats, one seat from a Democrat who had lost renomination, and they defeated seven Democratic incumbents.
Open seats[]
- Colorado: Charles S. Thomas (D) retired and was replaced by Samuel D. Nicholson (R).
- Illinois: Lawrence Y. Sherman (D) retired and was replaced by William B. McKinley (R).
Incumbents defeated[]
- Arizona: Marcus A. Smith (D) lost re-election to Ralph H. Cameron (R).
- California: James D. Phelan (D) lost re-election to Samuel M. Shortridge (R).
- Idaho: John F. Nugent (D) lost re-election to Frank R. Gooding (R).
- Kentucky: John C. W. Beckham (D) lost re-election to Richard P. Ernst (R).
- Maryland: John W. Smith (D) lost re-election to Ovington E. Weller (R).
- Nevada: Charles B. Henderson (D) lost re-election to Tasker L. Oddie (R).
- Oklahoma: Thomas Gore (D) lost renomination to Scott Ferris (D), who then lost the general election to John W. Harreld (R).
- Oregon: George E. Chamberlain (D) lost re-election to Robert N. Stanfield (R).
Change in composition[]
Before the elections[]
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
D38 Ky. Ran |
D37 Idaho Ran |
D36 Ga. Ran |
D35 Fla. Ran |
D34 Colo. Retired |
D33 Calif. Ran |
D32 Ark. Ran |
D31 Ariz. Ran |
D30 Ala. (sp) Retired |
D29 Ala. (reg) Ran |
D39 La. Retired |
D40 Md. Ran |
D41 Nev. Ran |
D42 N.C. Ran |
D43 Okla. Ran |
D44 Ore. Ran |
D45 S.C. Ran |
D46 S.D. Ran |
D47 Va. (sp) Ran |
R49 Wisc. Ran |
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R39 Kan. Ran |
R40 Mo. Ran |
R41 N.H. Ran |
R42 N.Y. Ran |
R43 N.D. Ran |
R44 Ohio Retired |
R45 Pa. Ran |
R46 Utah Ran |
R47 Vt. Ran |
R8 Wash. Ran |
R38 Iowa Ran |
R37 Ind. Retired |
R36 Ill. Ran |
R35 Conn. Ran |
R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 |
R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 |
R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
Elections result[]
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
R59 Wisc. Re-elected |
D37 Va. (sp) Elected[b] |
D36 S.C. Re-elected |
D35 N.C. Re-elected |
D34 La. Hold |
D33 Ga. Hold |
D32 Fla. Re-elected |
D31 Ark. Hold |
D30 Ala. (sp) Hold |
D29 Ala. (reg) Re-elected |
R58 Wash. Re-elected |
R57 Vt. Gain |
R56 Utah Re-elected |
R55 S.D. Gain |
R54 Pa. Re-elected |
R53 Ore. Gain |
R52 Okla. Gain |
R51 Ohio Hold |
R50 N.D. Hold |
R49 N.Y. Re-elected |
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R39 Idaho Gain |
R40 Ill. Hold |
R41 Ind. Re-elected |
R42 Iowa Re-elected |
R43 Kan. Re-elected |
R44 Ky. Gain |
R45 Md. Gain |
R46 Mo. Re-elected |
R47 Nev. Gain |
R48 N.H. Re-elected |
R38 Conn. Re-elected |
R37 Colo. Gain |
R36 Calif. Gain |
R35 Ariz. Gain |
R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 |
R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 | R27 | R28 |
R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
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Race summary[]
Special elections during the 66th Congress[]
In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1920 or before March 4, 1921; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Alabama (Class 2) |
Braxton B. Comer | Democratic | 1920 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 2, 1920. Democratic hold. |
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Virginia (Class 2) |
Carter Glass | Democratic | 1920 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 2, 1920. |
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Elections leading to the 67th Congress[]
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1921; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Alabama | Oscar W. Underwood | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona | Marcus A. Smith | Democratic | 1912 1914 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Arkansas | William F. Kirby | Democratic | 1916 (Special) | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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California | James D. Phelan | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Colorado | Charles S. Thomas | Democratic | 1913 (Special) 1914 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Connecticut | Frank B. Brandegee | Republican | 1905 (Special) 1909 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida | Duncan U. Fletcher | Democratic | 1909 (Appointed) 1909 (Special) 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia | Hoke Smith | Democratic | 1911 (Special) 1914 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Idaho | John F. Nugent | Democratic | 1918 (Appointed) 1918 (Special) |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Illinois | Lawrence Y. Sherman | Republican | 1913 (Special) 1914 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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Indiana | James E. Watson | Republican | 1916 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa | Albert B. Cummins | Republican | 1908 (Special) 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas | Charles Curtis | Republican | 1907 (Special) 1907 1913 (Lost) 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky | John C. W. Beckham | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Louisiana | Edward J. Gay | Democratic | 1918 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Maryland | John W. Smith | Democratic | 1908 (Special) 1908 1914 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Missouri | Selden P. Spencer | Republican | 1918 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada | Charles B. Henderson | Democratic | 1918 (Appointed) 1918 (Special) |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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New Hampshire | George H. Moses | Republican | 1918 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York | James W. Wadsworth Jr. | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina | Lee S. Overman | Democratic | 1903 1909 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Dakota | Asle J. Gronna | Republican | 1911 (Special) 1914 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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Ohio | Warren G. Harding | Republican | 1914 | Incumbent retired to run for U.S. President. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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Oklahoma | Thomas P. Gore | Democratic | 1907 (New state) 1909 1914 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Oregon | George E. Chamberlain | Democratic | 1909 1914 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Pennsylvania | Boies Penrose | Republican | 1897 1903 1909 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina | Ellison D. Smith | Democratic | 1909 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Dakota | Edwin S. Johnson | Democratic | 1909 1914 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Utah | Reed Smoot | Republican | 1903 1909 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont | William P. Dillingham | Republican | 1900 (Special) 1902 1908 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington | Wesley L. Jones | Republican | 1909 1914 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin | Irvine L. Lenroot | Republican | 1918 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Alabama[]
Alabama (Regular)[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Oscar Underwood (Incumbent) | 154,664 | 66.10% | |
Republican | L. H. Reynolds | 77,337 | 33.05% | |
Socialist | A. M. Forsman | 1,984 | 0.85% | |
Majority | 77,327 | 33.05% | ||
Turnout | 233,985 | |||
Democratic hold |
Alabama (Special)[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Thomas Heflin | 160,680 | 69.27% | |
Republican | C. P. Lunsford | 68,460 | 29.51% | |
Socialist | W. H. Chichester | 2,820 | 1.22% | |
Majority | 92,220 | 39.76% | ||
Turnout | 231,960 | |||
Democratic hold |
Arizona[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph H. Cameron | 35,893 | 55.17% | |
Democratic | Marcus A. Smith (Incumbent) | 29,169 | 44.83% | |
Majority | 6,724 | 10.34% | ||
Turnout | 65,062 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Arkansas[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thaddeus H. Caraway | 126,477 | 65.92% | |
Republican | Charles F. Cole | 65,381 | 34.08% | |
Majority | 61,096 | 31.84% | ||
Turnout | 191,858 | |||
Democratic hold |
California[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Samuel M. Shortridge | 447,835 | 49.01% | |
Democratic | James D. Phelan (Incumbent) | 371,580 | 40.67% | |
Prohibition | James S. Edwards | 57,768 | 6.32% | |
Socialist | Elvina S. Beals | 36,545 | 4.00% | |
Majority | 76,255 | 8.34% | ||
Turnout | 913,728 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Colorado[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Samuel D. Nicholson | 156,577 | 54.52% | |
Democratic | Tully Scott | 112,890 | 39.31% | |
Farmer–Labor | G. F. Stevens | 9,041 | 3.15% | |
National | Charles S. Thomas (incumbent) | 8,665 | 3.02% | |
Majority | 43,687 | 15.21% | ||
Turnout | 287,173 | |||
Republican hold |
Connecticut[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank B. Brandegee (Incumbent) | 216,792 | 59.36% | |
Democratic | Augustine Lonergan | 131,824 | 36.10% | |
Socialist | Martin F. Plunkett | 10,118 | 2.77% | |
Prohibition | Emil L. G. Hohenthal | 2,892 | 0.79% | |
Farmer–Labor | Josephine B. Bennett | 2,076 | 0.57% | |
Socialist Labor | Charles J. Backofen | 1,486 | 0.41% | |
Majority | 84,968 | 23.26% | ||
Turnout | 365,188 | |||
Republican hold |
Florida[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Duncan U. Fletcher (Incumbent) | 98,957 | 69.50% | |
Republican | John Moses Cheney | 37,065 | 26.03% | |
Socialist | M. J. Martin | 3,525 | 2.48% | |
White Republican | G. A. Klock | 2,847 | 2.00% | |
Majority | 61,892 | 43.47% | ||
Turnout | 142,394 | |||
Democratic hold |
Georgia[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Thomas E. Watson | 124,630 | 94.90% | |
Pro-League Independent | Harry S. Edwards | 6,700 | 5.10% | |
Majority | 117930 | 89.80% | ||
Turnout | 131330 | |||
Democratic hold |
Idaho[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank R. Gooding | 75,985 | 54.08% | |
Democratic | John F. Nugent (Incumbent) | 64,513 | 45.92% | |
Majority | 11,472 | 8.16% | ||
Turnout | 140,498 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Illinois[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William B. McKinley | 1,381,384 | 66.83% | |
Democratic | Peter A. Waller | 554,372 | 26.82% | |
Socialist | Gustave T. Fraenckel | 66,463 | 3.22% | |
Farmer–Labor | John Fitzpatrick | 50,749 | 2.46% | |
Prohibition | Frank B. Vennum | 10,186 | 0.49% | |
Socialist Labor | Joseph B. Moody | 3,107 | 0.15% | |
Single Tax | George Dodd Carrington Jr. | 784 | 0.04% | |
Majority | 827,012 | 40.01% | ||
Turnout | 2,067,045 | |||
Republican hold |
Indiana[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Eli Watson (Incumbent) | 681,851 | 54.57% | |
Democratic | Thomas Taggart | 514,191 | 41.15% | |
Socialist | Francis M. Wampler | 23,395 | 1.87% | |
Farmer–Labor | Francis J. Dillon | 16,804 | 1.34% | |
Prohibition | Culla Bayhinger | 13,323 | 1.07% | |
Majority | 167,660 | 13.42% | ||
Turnout | 1,249,564 | |||
Republican hold |
Iowa[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert B. Cummins (Incumbent) | 528,499 | 61.42% | |
Democratic | Claude R. Porter | 322,015 | 37.42% | |
Farmer–Labor | H. W. Cowles | 9,020 | 1.05% | |
Socialist Labor | Arthur S. Dowler | 933 | 0.11% | |
Majority | 206,484 | 24.00% | ||
Turnout | 860,467 | |||
Republican hold |
Kansas[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Curtis (Incumbent) | 327,072 | 64.01% | |
Democratic | George H. Hodges | 170,443 | 33.36% | |
Socialist | Dan Beedy | 13,417 | 2.63% | |
Majority | 156,629 | 30.65% | ||
Turnout | 510,932 | |||
Republican hold |
Kentucky[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Richard P. Ernst | 454,226 | 50.28% | |
Democratic | J. C. W. Beckham (Incumbent) | 449,244 | 49.72% | |
Majority | 4,982 | 0.56% | ||
Turnout | 903,470 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Louisiana[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edwin S. Broussard | 49,718 | 45.74% | |
Democratic | Jared Y. Sanders Sr. | 43,425 | 39.95% | |
Democratic | Donelson Caffery III | 15,563 | 14.32% | |
Total votes | 108,706 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edwin S. Broussard (Incumbent) | 94,944 | 100.00% | |
Democratic hold |
Maryland[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ovington Weller | 184,999 | 47.29% | |
Democratic | John Walter Smith (Incumbent) | 169,200 | 43.25% | |
Independent | G. D. Iverson Jr. | 21,345 | 5.46% | |
Socialist | William A. Toole | 6,559 | 1.68% | |
Independent | William A. Hawkins | 6,538 | 1.67% | |
Labor | Frank N. H. Lang | 2,569 | 0.66% | |
Majority | 15,799 | 4.04% | ||
Turnout | 391,210 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Missouri[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Selden P. Spencer (Incumbent) | 711,161 | 53.65% | |
Democratic | Breckinridge Long | 589,498 | 44.47% | |
Socialist | Elias F. Hidges | 20,002 | 1.51% | |
Farmer–Worker | W. J. Mallett | 3,158 | 0.24% | |
Socialist Labor | Andrew Trudell | 1,675 | 0.13% | |
Majority | 121,663 | 9.18% | ||
Turnout | 1,325,494 | |||
Republican hold |
Nevada[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tasker Oddie | 11,550 | 42.11% | |
Democratic | Charles B. Henderson (Incumbent) | 10,402 | 37.93% | |
Independent | Anne Henrietta Martin | 4,981 | 18.16% | |
Socialist | James Jepson | 494 | 1.80% | |
Majority | 1148 | 5.18% | ||
Turnout | 27,427 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
New Hampshire[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George H. Moses (Incumbent) | 90,173 | 57.72% | |
Democratic | Raymond Bartlett Stevens | 65,038 | 41.63% | |
Socialist | William H. Wilkins | 1,004 | 0.64% | |
Majority | 25135 | 16.09% | ||
Turnout | 156,215 | |||
Republican hold |
New York[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (Incumbent) | 1,434,393 | 52.36% | |
Democratic | Harry C. Walker | 901,310 | 32.90% | |
Socialist | Jacob Panken | 208,155 | 7.60% | |
Prohibition | Ella A. Boole | 159,623 | 5.83% | |
Farmer–Labor | Rose Schneiderman | 27,934 | 1.02% | |
Socialist Labor | Harry Carlson | 7,822 | 0.29% | |
Majority | 533,083 | 19.46% | ||
Turnout | 2,739,237 | |||
Republican hold |
North Carolina[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lee Slater Overman (Incumbent) | 310,504 | 57.52% | |
Republican | A. E. Holton | 229,343 | 42.48% | |
Majority | 81,161 | 15.04% | ||
Turnout | 539,847 | |||
Democratic hold |
North Dakota[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Edwin F. Ladd | 130,614 | 59.61% | |
Democratic | H. H. Perry | 88,495 | 40.39% | |
Majority | 42,109 | 19.22% | ||
Turnout | 219,109 | |||
Republican hold |
Ohio[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank B. Willis | 1,134,953 | 59.10% | |
Democratic | William Alexander Julian | 782,650 | 40.76% | |
Independent | Henry B. Strong | 2,647 | 0.14% | |
Majority | 352,303 | 18.34% | ||
Turnout | 1,920,250 | |||
Republican hold |
Oklahoma[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John W. Harreld | 247,719 | 50.64% | |
Democratic | Scott Ferris | 217,783 | 44.52% | |
Socialist | A. A. Bagwell | 23,664 | 4.84% | |
Majority | 29,936 | 6.12% | ||
Turnout | 489,166 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Oregon[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robert N. Stanfield | 116,696 | 50.73% | |
Democratic | George Earle Chamberlain (Incumbent) | 100,133 | 43.53% | |
Socialist | Albert Slaughter | 6,949 | 3.02% | |
Independent | Thomas A. Hayes | 4,456 | 1.94% | |
Industrial Labor | C. H. Svenson | 1,782 | 0.77% | |
Majority | 16,563 | 7.20% | ||
Turnout | 230,016 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Pennsylvania[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Boies Penrose (Incumbent) | 1,067,989 | 59.94% | |
Democratic | John A. Farrell | 484,362 | 27.18% | |
Prohibition | Leah Cobb Marion | 132,610 | 7.44% | |
Socialist | Birch Wilson | 67,316 | 3.78% | |
Labor | Robert J. Wheeler | 27,401 | 1.54% | |
Single Tax | Joseph E. Jennings | 2,110 | 0.12% | |
None | Scattering | 55 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 583,627 | 32.76% | ||
Turnout | 1,781,843 | |||
Republican hold |
South Carolina[]
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Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
Ellison D. Smith | 65,880 | 60.7 | +12.0 |
George Warren | 42,735 | 39.3 | +8.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ellison D. Smith (Incumbent) | 64,388 | 100.00% | |
Independent | George Warren | 1 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 64387 | 100.00% | ||
Turnout | 64389 | |||
Democratic hold |
South Dakota[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Peter Norbeck | 92,267 | 50.10% | |
Independent | Tom Ayres | 44,309 | 24.06% | |
Democratic | U. S. G. Cherry | 36,833 | 20.00% | |
Independent | Richard Olsen Richards | 10,032 | 5.45% | |
Independent | L. J. Manbeck | 738 | 0.40% | |
Majority | 47,958 | 26.04% | ||
Turnout | 184,179 | |||
Republican hold |
Utah[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Reed Smoot (Incumbent) | 82,566 | 56.57% | |
Democratic | Milton H. Welling | 56,280 | 38.56% | |
Socialist | J. Alex Beven | 7,112 | 4.87% | |
Majority | 26,286 | 18.01% | ||
Turnout | 145,958 | |||
Republican hold |
Vermont[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William P. Dillingham (Incumbent) | 69,650 | 78.02% | |
Democratic | Howard E. Shaw | 19,580 | 21.93% | |
None | Scattering | 41 | 0.05% | |
Majority | 50,070 | 56.09% | ||
Total votes | 89,271 | |||
Republican hold |
Virginia (Special)[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carter Glass (Incumbent) | 184,646 | 91.31% | |
Republican | J. R. Pollard | 17,576 | 8.69% | |
Majority | 167070 | 82.62% | ||
Total votes | 202,222 | |||
Democratic hold |
Washington[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wesley Livsey Jones (Incumbent) | 217,069 | 56.40% | |
Farmer–Labor | Clemens J. France | 99,309 | 25.80% | |
Democratic | George F. Cotterill | 68,488 | 17.80% | |
Majority | 117,760 | 30.60% | ||
Turnout | 384,866 | |||
Republican hold |
Wisconsin[]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Irvine Lenroot (Incumbent) | 281,576 | 41.58% | |
Independent | James Thompson | 235,029 | 34.71% | |
Democratic | Paul Samuel Reinsch | 89,265 | 13.18% | |
Socialist | Frank J. Weber | 66,172 | 9.77% | |
Prohibition | Clyde D. Mead | 5,107 | 0.75% | |
None | Scattering | 3 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 46,547 | 6.87% | ||
Turnout | 677,152 | |||
Republican hold |
See also[]
- 1920 United States elections
- 1920 United States presidential election
- 1920 United States gubernatorial elections
- 1920 United States House of Representatives elections
- 66th United States Congress
- 67th United States Congress
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ Enten, Harry (November 10, 2016). "There Were No Purple* States On Tuesday". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Willis Fletcher; Brown, Roscoe Conkling Ensign; Spooner, Walter Whipple; Holly, Willis (1922). History of the State of New York, Political and Governmental. The Syracuse Press. pp. 347–348, 350.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1920" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "LA US Senate – D Primary". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160632563 – via Google Books.
- 1920 United States Senate elections