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Republican pickups
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The United States Senate elections of 1920 were elections for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Warren G. Harding as President. Democrat Woodrow Wilson's unpopularity allowed Republicans 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.
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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.
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Bold state indicated election article link. Bold candidate indicates winner.
State | Incumbent | Party | Result | Opposing Candidates |
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Alabama Special: Class 2 |
Braxton B. Comer | Democratic | Appointee retired Democratic hold |
J. Thomas Heflin (Democratic), 69.3% C. P. Lunsford (Republican), 29.5% W. H. Chichester(Socialist), 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), 0.8% |
Arizona | Marcus A. Smith | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Ralph H. Cameron (Republican), 55.2% Marcus A. Smith (Democratic), 44.8% |
Arkansas | William F. Kirby | Democratic | Lost renomination Democratic hold |
Thaddeus H. Caraway (Democratic), 65.9% Charles F. Cole (Republican), 34.1% |
California | James D. Phelan | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Samuel M. Shortridge (Republican), 49.0% James D. Phelan (Democratic), 40.7% James S. Edwards (Prohibition), 6.3% Elvina S. Beals(Socialist), 4.0% |
Colorado | Charles S. Thomas | Democratic | Retired Republican gain |
Samuel D. Nicholson (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 | Republican | Re-elected | Frank B. Brandegee (Republican), 59.3% Augustine Lonergan (Democratic), 36.1% Martin F. Plunkett(Socialist, 2.8% Emil L. G. Hohenthal(Prohibition Party), 0.8% Josephine B. Bennett(Farmer-Labor), 0.6% Charles J. Backofen(Socialist-labor), 0.4% |
Florida | Duncan U. Fletcher | Democratic | Re-elected | Duncan U. Fletcher (Democratic), 69.5% John M. Cheney (Republican), 26.0% M.J. Martin(Socialist), 2.5% G. A. Klock (Republican-White), 2.0% |
Georgia | Hoke Smith | Democratic | Lost renomination Democratic hold |
Thomas E. Watson (Democratic), 94.9% Harvey S. Edwards (Independent), 5.1% |
Idaho | John F. Nugent | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Frank R. Gooding (Republican), 54.1% John F. Nugent (Democratic), 45.9% |
Illinois | Lawrence Y. Sherman | Republican | Retired Republican hold |
William B. McKinley (Republican), 66.8% Peter A. Waller (Democratic), 26.8% Gustave T Fraenckel (Socialist), 3.2% John Fitzpatrick (Farmer-Labor), 2.4% Frank B Vennum (Prohibition), 0.5% Joseph B Moody(Socialist-labor), 0.15% |
Indiana | James E. Watson | Republican | Re-elected | James E. Watson (Republican), 54.6% Thomas Taggart (Democratic), 41.1% Francis M Wampler (Socialist), 1.9% Francis J Dillon (Farmer-Labor), 1.3% Oulla Bayhinger (Prohibition), 1.1% |
Iowa | Albert B. Cummins | Republican | Re-elected | Albert B. Cummins (Republican), 61.4% Claude R. Porter (Democratic), 37.4% H W Cowles (Farmer-Labor), 1.0% Arthur S Dowler (Socialist-labor), 0.1% |
Kansas | Charles Curtis | Republican | Re-elected | Charles Curtis (Republican), 64.0% George H. Hodges (Democratic), 33.4% Dan Beedy(Socialist), 2.6% |
Kentucky | John C. W. Beckham | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Richard P. Ernst (Republican), 50.3% John C. W. Beckham (Democratic), 49.7% |
Louisiana | Edward J. Gay | Democratic | Retired Democratic hold |
Edwin S. Broussard (Democratic), unopposed |
Maryland | John W. Smith | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Ovington E. Weller (Republican), 47.3% John W. Smith (Democratic), 43.3% G. D. Iverson Jr. (Independent), 5.4% William A. Toole (Socialist), 1.7% William A. Hawkins (Independent), 1.7% Frank N. H. Lang (Labor), 0.6% |
Missouri | Selden P. Spencer | Republican | Re-elected | Selden P. Spencer (Republican), 53.7% Breckenridge Long (Democratic), 44.5% |
Nevada | Charles B. Henderson | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Tasker L. Oddie (Republican), 42.1% Charles B. Henderson (Democratic), 37.9% Anne Martin (Independent), 18.2% |
New Hampshire | George H. Moses | Republican | Re-elected | George H. Moses (Republican), 57.7% Raymond B. Stevens (Democratic), 41.6% William H. Wilkins(Socialist), 0.6% |
New York[1] | James W. Wadsworth, Jr. | Republican | Re-elected | James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (Republican) 52.4% (1,431,347) Harry C. Walker (Democratic) 32.9% (885,061) Ella A. Boole (Prohibition) 7.8% (159,477) Jacob Panken (Socialist) 5.8% (151,246) Rose Schneiderman (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 (Republican), 59.8% H. H. Perry (Democratic), 40.2% |
Ohio | Warren G. Harding | Republican | Retired Republican hold |
Frank B. Willis (Republican), 59.1% W. A. Julian (Democratic), 40.8% |
Oklahoma | Thomas P. Gore | Democratic | Lost renomination Republican gain |
John W. Harreld (Republican), 50.6% Scott Ferris (Democratic), 44.5% A. A. Bagwell (Socialist), 4.8% |
Oregon | George E. Chamberlain | Democratic | Lost re-election Republican gain |
Robert N. Stanfield (Republican), 50.7% George E. Chamberlain (Democratic), 43.5% |
Pennsylvania | Boies Penrose | Republican | Re-elected | Boies Penrose (Republican), 59.9% John A. Farrell (Democratic), 27.2% Leah C. Marion (Prohibition), 7.4% |
South Carolina | Ellison D. Smith | Democratic | Re-elected | Ellison D. Smith (Democratic), unopposed |
South Dakota | Edwin S. Johnson | Democratic | Retired Republican gain |
Peter Norbeck (Republican), 50.1% Tom Ayres (Independent), 24.1% U. S. G. Cherry (Democratic), 20.0% Richard Olsen Richards (Independent), 5.5% |
Utah | Reed Smoot | Republican | Re-elected | Reed Smoot (Republican), 56.6% Milton H. Welling (Democratic), 38.5% J. Alex Beven (Socialist Farmer Labor), 4.9% |
Vermont | William P. Dillingham | Republican | Re-elected | William P. Dillingham (Republican), 78.0% Howard E. Shaw (Democratic), 21.9% |
Virginia Special: Class 2 |
Carter Glass | Democratic | Appointee elected to finish term | Carter 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), 25.4% George F. Cotterill (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 (Socialist), 9.8% Clyde D. Mead (Prohibition), 0.8% |
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