United States Senate election in Vermont, 1920
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The 1920 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican William P. Dillingham successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Howard E. Shaw. Dillingham died in July 1923, vacating the seat until a special election could be held in November 1923.
Republican primary
Results
| Republican primary results[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William P. Dillingham (inc.) | 52,666 | 99.9 | ||
| Republican | Other | 45 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 52,711 | 100 | |||
Democratic primary
Results
| Democratic primary results[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Howard E. Shaw | 9,375 | 99.9 | ||
| Democratic | Other | 12 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 9,387 | 100 | |||
General election
Results
| United States Senate election in Vermont, 1920[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William P. Dillingham (inc.) | 69,650 | 78.1 | ||
| Democratic | Howard E. Shaw | 19,580 | 21.9 | ||
| Total votes | 89,230 | 100 | |||
References
- 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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