United States Senate election, 1920 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The United States Senate elections of 1920 were elections for the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

which coincided with the election of Warren G. Harding

Warren G. Harding

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...

as President

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

. Democrat Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...

's unpopularity allowed Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

s to win races across the country, winning ten seats from the Democrats and cementing their majority. The Republican landslide was so vast that the Democrats failed to win a single race outside the South.

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

Lawrence Y. Sherman (Illnois) retired; replaced by William B. McKinley
William B. McKinley
William Brown McKinley was a United States Representative from the State of Illinois. He was born near Petersburg, Illinois....

(R)
Charles S. Thomas (Colorado) retired; replaced by Samuel D. Nicholson
Samuel D. Nicholson
Samuel Danford Nicholson was a United States Senator from Colorado. Born in Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, he attended the public schools there and moved to Michigan and then to Nebraska and later, in 1881, to Leadville, Colorado.Nicholson became interested in mining, and advanced from...

(R)

Incumbents defeated

John C. W. Beckham (Kentucky) lost re-election; replaced by Richard P. Ernst
Richard P. Ernst
Richard Pretlow Ernst was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky who served from 1921 to 1927. He was a Republican. Ernst graduated from Centre College in 1878 and got his law degree from the Cincinnati Law School in 1880. That year, he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Cincinnati, Ohio...

(R)
George E. Chamberlain (Oregon) lost re-election; replaced by Robert N. Stanfield
Robert N. Stanfield
Robert Nelson Stanfield was an American politician and rancher from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he was a rancher before entering politics and serving in the Oregon House of Representatives, including one session as Speaker...

(R)
Thomas P. Gore (Oklahoma) lost renomination; replaced by John W. Harreld
John W. Harreld
John William Harreld was a United States Representative and Senator from Oklahoma. Harreld was the first Republican senator elected in Oklahoma and represented a shift in Oklahoma politics.-Early life and career:...

(R)
Charles B. Henderson
Charles B. Henderson
Charles Belknap Henderson was an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as United States Senator from Nevada.-Biography:...

(Nevada) lost re-election; replaced by Tasker L. Oddie (R)
John F. Nugent
John F. Nugent
John Frost Nugent was a Democratic United States Senator from Idaho.Nugent attended public schools, and worked in mines in Idaho and Australia. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1898, commencing practice in Silver City, Idaho...

(Idaho) lost re-election; replaced by Frank R. Gooding
Frank R. Gooding
Frank Robert Gooding was a Republican United States Senator and the seventh Governor of Idaho. The city of Gooding and Gooding County, both in southern Idaho, are named for him....

(R)
James D. Phelan
James D. Phelan
James Duval Phelan was an American politician, civic leader and banker.-Early years:Phelan was born in San Francisco, the son of an Irish immigrant who became wealthy during the California Gold Rush as a trader, merchant and banker. He graduated from St...

(California) lost re-election; replaced by Samuel M. Shortridge
Samuel M. Shortridge
Samuel Morgan Shortridge was a Republican Senator from California.A descendant of Daniel Boone, he was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and moved to California as a child with his family, which settled in San Jose in 1875. He practiced law in San Francisco, California for most of his life.He lost the...

(R)
John W. Smith
John Walter Smith
John Walter Smith , a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of Maryland in the United States in several different positions...

(Marlyand) lost re-election; replaced by Ovington E. Weller (R)
Marcus A. Smith
Marcus A. Smith
Marcus Aurelius "Mark" Smith was an American Democratic politician, and one of the first two Senators from Arizona, the other being Henry F. Ashurst. He died in Washington, D.C...

(Arizona) lost re-election; replaced by Ralph H. Cameron
Ralph H. Cameron
Ralph Henry Cameron was an American Republican politician, and a delegate and Senator from the state of Arizona. He died while on a business trip to Washington, D.C...

(R)

Change in Senate composition

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D	=Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
R	=Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

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Complete list of races

Bold state indicated election article link. Bold candidate indicates winner.

State	Incumbent	Party	Result	Opposing Candidates
Alabama Special: Class 2	Braxton B. Comer	Democratic	Appointee retired Democratic hold	J. Thomas Heflin J. Thomas Heflin James Thomas Heflin , nicknamed "Cotton Tom", was a leading proponent of white supremacy, most notably as a United States Senator from Alabama.-Biography:... (Democratic), 69.3% C. P. Lunsford (Republican), 29.5% W. H. Chichester(Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 1.2%
Alabama General: Class 3	Oscar W. Underwood	Democratic	Re-elected	Oscar W. Underwood (Democratic), 66.% L. H. Reynolds (Republican), 33.1% A. M. Forsman(Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 0.8%
Arizona	Marcus A. Smith Marcus A. Smith Marcus Aurelius "Mark" Smith was an American Democratic politician, and one of the first two Senators from Arizona, the other being Henry F. Ashurst. He died in Washington, D.C...	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Ralph H. Cameron Ralph H. Cameron Ralph Henry Cameron was an American Republican politician, and a delegate and Senator from the state of Arizona. He died while on a business trip to Washington, D.C... (Republican), 55.2% Marcus A. Smith Marcus A. Smith Marcus Aurelius "Mark" Smith was an American Democratic politician, and one of the first two Senators from Arizona, the other being Henry F. Ashurst. He died in Washington, D.C... (Democratic), 44.8%
Arkansas	William F. Kirby William F. Kirby William Fosgate Kirby was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1916 to 1921....	Democratic	Lost renomination Democratic hold	Thaddeus H. Caraway Thaddeus H. Caraway Thaddeus Horatius Caraway was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state first in the U.S. House of Representatives and then in the U.S. Senate .... (Democratic), 65.9% Charles F. Cole (Republican), 34.1%
California	James D. Phelan James D. Phelan James Duval Phelan was an American politician, civic leader and banker.-Early years:Phelan was born in San Francisco, the son of an Irish immigrant who became wealthy during the California Gold Rush as a trader, merchant and banker. He graduated from St...	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Samuel M. Shortridge Samuel M. Shortridge Samuel Morgan Shortridge was a Republican Senator from California.A descendant of Daniel Boone, he was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and moved to California as a child with his family, which settled in San Jose in 1875. He practiced law in San Francisco, California for most of his life.He lost the... (Republican), 49.0% James D. Phelan James D. Phelan James Duval Phelan was an American politician, civic leader and banker.-Early years:Phelan was born in San Francisco, the son of an Irish immigrant who became wealthy during the California Gold Rush as a trader, merchant and banker. He graduated from St... (Democratic), 40.7% James S. Edwards (Prohibition Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... ), 6.3% Elvina S. Beals(Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 4.0%
Colorado	Charles S. Thomas	Democratic	Retired Republican gain	Samuel D. Nicholson Samuel D. Nicholson Samuel Danford Nicholson was a United States Senator from Colorado. Born in Springfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada, he attended the public schools there and moved to Michigan and then to Nebraska and later, in 1881, to Leadville, Colorado.Nicholson became interested in mining, and advanced from... (Republican), 54.5% Tully Scot (Democratic), 39.3% G. F. Stevens(Farmer-Labor), 3.1% Charles S. Thomas(Nationalist), 3.0%
Connecticut	Frank B. Brandegee Frank B. Brandegee Frank Bosworth Brandegee was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:He was born in New London, Connecticut to US Representative Augustus Brandegee....	Republican	Re-elected	Frank B. Brandegee Frank B. Brandegee Frank Bosworth Brandegee was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut.-Biography:He was born in New London, Connecticut to US Representative Augustus Brandegee.... (Republican), 59.3% Augustine Lonergan Augustine Lonergan Augustine Lonergan , of Hartford, Connecticut, was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut from 1913 to 1915, 1917 to 1921, and from 1931 to 1933. He was also a U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1933 to 1939. He was a Democrat.... (Democratic), 36.1% Martin F. Plunkett(Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... , 2.8% Emil L. G. Hohenthal(Prohibition Party Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... ), 0.8% Josephine B. Bennett(Farmer-Labor), 0.6% Charles J. Backofen(Socialist-labor), 0.4%
Florida	Duncan U. Fletcher Duncan U. Fletcher Duncan Upshaw Fletcher was an American lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party. Senator Fletcher was the longest serving U.S. Senator in Florida's history.-Early life and career:...	Democratic	Re-elected	Duncan U. Fletcher Duncan U. Fletcher Duncan Upshaw Fletcher was an American lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party. Senator Fletcher was the longest serving U.S. Senator in Florida's history.-Early life and career:... (Democratic), 69.5% John M. Cheney (Republican), 26.0% M.J. Martin(Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 2.5% G. A. Klock (Republican-White), 2.0%
Georgia	Hoke Smith	Democratic	Lost renomination Democratic hold	Thomas E. Watson Thomas E. Watson Thomas Edward "Tom" Watson was an American politician, newspaper editor, and writer from Georgia. In the 1890s Watson championed poor farmers as a leader of the Populist Party, articulating an agrarian political viewpoint while attacking business, bankers, railroads, Democratic President Grover... (Democratic), 94.9% Harvey S. Edwards (Independent), 5.1%
Idaho	John F. Nugent John F. Nugent John Frost Nugent was a Democratic United States Senator from Idaho.Nugent attended public schools, and worked in mines in Idaho and Australia. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1898, commencing practice in Silver City, Idaho...	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Frank R. Gooding Frank R. Gooding Frank Robert Gooding was a Republican United States Senator and the seventh Governor of Idaho. The city of Gooding and Gooding County, both in southern Idaho, are named for him.... (Republican), 54.1% John F. Nugent John F. Nugent John Frost Nugent was a Democratic United States Senator from Idaho.Nugent attended public schools, and worked in mines in Idaho and Australia. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1898, commencing practice in Silver City, Idaho... (Democratic), 45.9%
Illinois	Lawrence Y. Sherman	Republican	Retired Republican hold	William B. McKinley William B. McKinley William Brown McKinley was a United States Representative from the State of Illinois. He was born near Petersburg, Illinois.... (Republican), 66.8% Peter A. Waller (Democratic), 26.8% Gustave T Fraenckel (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 3.2% John Fitzpatrick (Farmer-Labor), 2.4% Frank B Vennum (Prohibition Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... ), 0.5% Joseph B Moody(Socialist-labor), 0.15%
Indiana	James E. Watson	Republican	Re-elected	James E. Watson (Republican), 54.6% Thomas Taggart Thomas Taggart Thomas Taggart was a U.S. political figure, serving as mayor of Indianapolis and influential in state and national politics.-Early life and family:... (Democratic), 41.1% Francis M Wampler (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 1.9% Francis J Dillon (Farmer-Labor), 1.3% Oulla Bayhinger (Prohibition Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... ), 1.1%
Iowa	Albert B. Cummins Albert B. Cummins Albert Baird Cummins was the 18th Governor of Iowa, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate. Cummins was perhaps the most influential leader in Iowa politics in the first quarter of the 20th century...	Republican	Re-elected	Albert B. Cummins Albert B. Cummins Albert Baird Cummins was the 18th Governor of Iowa, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate. Cummins was perhaps the most influential leader in Iowa politics in the first quarter of the 20th century... (Republican), 61.4% Claude R. Porter Claude R. Porter Claude R. Porter was a member of the Iowa General Assembly, United States Attorney, and perennial Democratic runner-up to Republican victors in three races for Iowa governor and six races for U.S. senator. In an era in which Republicans in Iowa won so often that Senator Jonathan P... (Democratic), 37.4% H W Cowles (Farmer-Labor), 1.0% Arthur S Dowler (Socialist-labor), 0.1%
Kansas	Charles Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...	Republican	Re-elected	Charles Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States... (Republican), 64.0% George H. Hodges George H. Hodges George Hartshorn Hodges was an American politician and the 19th Governor of Kansas . Before elected governor, he served in the state legislature as a senator from 1905 to 1913, where he was particularly active on the railroad committee in the senate and known for leading the charge for progressive... (Democratic), 33.4% Dan Beedy(Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 2.6%
Kentucky	John C. W. Beckham	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Richard P. Ernst Richard P. Ernst Richard Pretlow Ernst was a U.S. Senator from Kentucky who served from 1921 to 1927. He was a Republican. Ernst graduated from Centre College in 1878 and got his law degree from the Cincinnati Law School in 1880. That year, he was admitted to the bar and began practicing law in Cincinnati, Ohio... (Republican), 50.3% John C. W. Beckham (Democratic), 49.7%
Louisiana	Edward J. Gay Edward James Gay (1878-1952) Edward James Gay II was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born on Union Plantation in Iberville Parish, he attended Pantops Academy the Lawrenceville School , and Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, from which he did not graduate...	Democratic	Retired Democratic hold	Edwin S. Broussard Edwin S. Broussard Edwin Sidney Broussard I was a United States senator from Louisiana. He was born in the village of Loureauville in Iberia Parish in the sugar-growing country of south Louisiana and attended public schools. He graduated from the Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge in 1896. He taught in the... (Democratic), unopposed
Maryland	John W. Smith John Walter Smith John Walter Smith , a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of Maryland in the United States in several different positions...	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Ovington E. Weller (Republican), 47.3% John W. Smith John Walter Smith John Walter Smith , a member of the United States Democratic Party, served the State of Maryland in the United States in several different positions... (Democratic), 43.3% G. D. Iverson Jr. (Independent), 5.4% William A. Toole (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 1.7% William A. Hawkins (Independent), 1.7% Frank N. H. Lang (Labor), 0.6%
Missouri	Selden P. Spencer Selden P. Spencer Selden Palmer Spencer was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, he attended the public schools there and graduated from Yale College in 1884 and from the law school of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1886. He was admitted to the bar, commencing...	Republican	Re-elected	Selden P. Spencer Selden P. Spencer Selden Palmer Spencer was a United States Senator from Missouri. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, he attended the public schools there and graduated from Yale College in 1884 and from the law school of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1886. He was admitted to the bar, commencing... (Republican), 53.7% Breckenridge Long (Democratic), 44.5%
Nevada	Charles B. Henderson Charles B. Henderson Charles Belknap Henderson was an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as United States Senator from Nevada.-Biography:...	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Tasker L. Oddie (Republican), 42.1% Charles B. Henderson Charles B. Henderson Charles Belknap Henderson was an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as United States Senator from Nevada.-Biography:... (Democratic), 37.9% Anne Martin (Independent), 18.2%
New Hampshire	George H. Moses George H. Moses George Higgins Moses was a U.S. diplomat and political figure.He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1887 and Dartmouth College with the class of 1890....	Republican	Re-elected	George H. Moses George H. Moses George Higgins Moses was a U.S. diplomat and political figure.He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1887 and Dartmouth College with the class of 1890.... (Republican), 57.7% Raymond B. Stevens (Democratic), 41.6% William H. Wilkins(Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 0.6%
New York	James W. Wadsworth, Jr.	Republican	Re-elected	James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (Republican) 52.4% (1,431,347) Harry C. Walker Harry C. Walker Harry Clay Walker was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1919 to 1920.-Life:... (Democratic) 32.9% (885,061) Ella A. Boole Ella A. Boole Ella Alexander Boole was a American temperance leader. She served as head of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union from 1931 to 1947.-Biography:... (Prohibition Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... ) 7.8% (159,477) Jacob Panken Jacob Panken Jacob Panken was an American socialist politician, best remembered for his tenure as a New York municipal judge and frequent candidacies for high elected office on the ticket of the Socialist Party of America.-Early years:... (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ) 5.8% (151,246) Rose Schneiderman Rose Schneiderman Rose Schneiderman was a prominent United States labor union leader, socialist, and feminist of the first part of the twentieth century... (Farmer-Labor) 15,086 Harry Carlson (Socialist Labor) 6,522
North Carolina	Lee S. Overman	Democratic	Re-elected	Lee S. Overman (Democratic), 57.5% A. E. Holton (Republican), 42.5%
North Dakota	Asle J. Gronna	Republican	Lost renomination Republican hold	Edwin F. Ladd Edwin F. Ladd Edwin Fremont Ladd was a United States Senator from North Dakota. Born in Starks, Maine, he attended the public schools and Somerset Academy and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono in 1884... (Republican), 59.8% H. H. Perry (Democratic), 40.2%
Ohio	Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...	Republican	Retired Republican hold	Frank B. Willis Frank B. Willis Frank Bartlett Willis was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 47th Governor of Ohio.-Biography:... (Republican), 59.1% W. A. Julian (Democratic), 40.8%
Oklahoma	Thomas P. Gore	Democratic	Lost renomination Republican gain	John W. Harreld John W. Harreld John William Harreld was a United States Representative and Senator from Oklahoma. Harreld was the first Republican senator elected in Oklahoma and represented a shift in Oklahoma politics.-Early life and career:... (Republican), 50.6% Scott Ferris Scott Ferris Scott Ferris was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.Upon the admission of Oklahoma as a State into the Union, Ferris was elected as a Democrat to the 60th Congress. He was reelected to the 61st and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from November 16, 1907, until March 3, 1921... (Democratic), 44.5% A. A. Bagwell (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 4.8%
Oregon	George E. Chamberlain	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Robert N. Stanfield Robert N. Stanfield Robert Nelson Stanfield was an American politician and rancher from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he was a rancher before entering politics and serving in the Oregon House of Representatives, including one session as Speaker... (Republican), 50.7% George E. Chamberlain (Democratic), 43.5%
Pennsylvania	Boies Penrose Boies Penrose Boies Penrose was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921.-Biography:...	Republican	Re-elected	Boies Penrose Boies Penrose Boies Penrose was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1897 until his death in 1921.-Biography:... (Republican), 59.9% John A. Farrell (Democratic), 27.2% Leah C. Marion (Prohibition Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... ), 7.4%
South Carolina United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1920 The 1920 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 2, 1920 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Senator Ellison D. Smith won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election to win another six year...	Ellison D. Smith Ellison D. Smith Ellison DuRant "Cotton Ed" Smith was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944....	Democratic	Re-elected	Ellison D. Smith Ellison D. Smith Ellison DuRant "Cotton Ed" Smith was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1909 until 1944.... (Democratic), unopposed
South Dakota	Edwin S. Johnson Edwin S. Johnson Edwin Stockton Johnson was a United States Senator from South Dakota.Born near Spencer, Indiana, he moved with his parents to Osceola, Iowa, in 1857 and attended the public schools...	Democratic	Retired Republican gain	Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck served as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, and as a United States Senator. Norbeck was the first Governor of South Dakota to have been born within the borders of the state.-Biography:... (Republican), 50.1% Tom Ayres (Independent), 24.1% U. S. G. Cherry (Democratic), 20.0% Richard Olsen Richards (Independent), 5.5%
Utah	Reed Smoot Reed Smoot Reed Owen Smoot was a native-born Utahn who was first elected to the United States Senate from Utah in 1903, and served as a Senator until 1933...	Republican	Re-elected	Reed Smoot Reed Smoot Reed Owen Smoot was a native-born Utahn who was first elected to the United States Senate from Utah in 1903, and served as a Senator until 1933... (Republican), 56.6% Milton H. Welling Milton H. Welling Milton Holmes Welling was a U.S. Representative from Utah.Born in Farmington, Utah Territory, Welling attended the common schools, the Latter-day Saints' University, and the University of Utah, the last of which he received a degree from... (Democratic), 38.5% J. Alex Beven (Socialist Farmer Labor), 4.9%
Vermont	William P. Dillingham William P. Dillingham William Paul Dillingham was an American Republican politician from the state of Vermont.-Early life:The son of Vermont Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingham was born on December 12, 1843, in Waterbury, Vermont, where he later attended the public schools...	Republican	Re-elected	William P. Dillingham William P. Dillingham William Paul Dillingham was an American Republican politician from the state of Vermont.-Early life:The son of Vermont Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingham was born on December 12, 1843, in Waterbury, Vermont, where he later attended the public schools... (Republican), 78.0% Howard E. Shaw (Democratic), 21.9%
Virginia Special: Class 2	Carter Glass Carter Glass Carter Glass was a newspaper publisher and politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served many years in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. As House co-sponsor, he played a central role in the development of the 1913 Glass-Owen Act that created the Federal Reserve System. Glass...	Democratic	Appointee elected to finish term	Carter Glass Carter Glass Carter Glass was a newspaper publisher and politician from Lynchburg, Virginia. He served many years in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party. As House co-sponsor, he played a central role in the development of the 1913 Glass-Owen Act that created the Federal Reserve System. Glass... (Democratic), 91.3% J. R. Pollard (Republican), 8.7%
Washington	Wesley L. Jones	Republican	Re-elected	Wesley L. Jones (Republican), 56.4% C. L. France (Farmer-Labor Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party was a political party in the United States state of Minnesota, the most successful and longest-lasting of the constituent elements of the national Farmer–Labor Party movement, which had a presence in other states... ), 25.4% George F. Cotterill George F. Cotterill George Fletcher Cotterill , born in Oxford, England, was an American civil servant and politician. His public career in Seattle and the state of Washington lasted over 40 years; his politics were generally aligned with Progressivism... (Democratic), 17.8%
Wisconsin	Irvine L. Lenroot	Republican	Re-elected	Irvine L. Lenroot (Republican), 41.6% James Thompson (Independent), 34.7% Paul S. Reinsch (Democratic), 13.2% Frank J. Weber Frank J. Weber Frank J. Weber was a seaman, carpenter and union organizer from Milwaukee who between 1907 and 1926 served five terms as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.- Background :... (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ), 9.8% Clyde D. Mead (Prohibition Prohibition Party The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement... ), 0.8%

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