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1920 US Senate

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SENATE

US Senate · 1920

Republican Gain

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

44

42

3

After

35

57

1

Net change:D −9·R +15·I −2·31 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic35

RepublicanMajority57

Independent1

Threshold:51 seats

D 35 – R 57 – I 1

31 contests|D won 6|R won 24|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	UnderwoodDEM	68.0%	155,664	ReynoldsREP	31.1%	71,334	D+36.8	↓ R+26.1
▶	Alabama(S)	HeflinDEM	71.4%	161,531	LunsfordREP	27.4%	62,020	D+44.0	↓ R+19.0
▶	Arizona	CameronREP	55.2%	35,893	SmithDEM	44.8%	29,169	R+10.3	↓ R+44.6
▶	Arkansas	CarawayDEM	65.9%	126,577	ColeREP	34.1%	65,381	D+31.9	—
▶	California	ShortridgeREP	49.0%	447,835	PhelanDEM	40.7%	371,580	R+8.3	↓ R+11.3
▶	Colorado	NicholsonREP	54.5%	156,577	ScotDEM	39.3%	112,890	R+15.2	↓ R+16.5
▶	Connecticut	BrandegeeREP	59.4%	216,792	LongerganDEM	36.1%	131,824	R+23.3	↓ R+15.6
▶	Florida	FletcherDEM	74.3%	98,966	CheneyREP	20.9%	27,914	D+53.3	↓ R+46.2
▶	Idaho	GoodingREP	54.1%	75,985	NugentDEM	45.9%	64,513	R+8.2	↓ R+5.3
▶	Illinois	McKinleyREP	66.8%	1,381,382	WallerDEM	26.8%	554,372	R+40.0	↓ R+38.3
▶	Indiana	WatsonREP	54.6%	681,854	TaggartDEM	41.1%	514,191	R+13.4	↓ R+20.5
▶	Iowa	CumminsREP	61.4%	528,499	PorterDEM	37.4%	322,015	R+24.0	↓ R+15.0
▶	Kansas	CurtisREP	64.0%	327,072	HodgesDEM	33.4%	170,443	R+30.7	↓ R+29.9
▶	Kentucky	ErnstREP	50.3%	454,226	BeckhamDEM	49.7%	449,244	R+0.6	↓ R+9.9
▶	Maryland	WellerREP	47.3%	278,645	SmithDEM	41.5%	244,488	R+5.8	↓ R+14.9
▶	Missouri	SpencerREP	53.7%	861,909	LongDEM	44.0%	706,091	R+9.7	↓ R+18.5
▶	Nevada	OddieREP	42.1%	11,550	HendersonDEM	37.9%	10,402	R+4.2	↓ R+4.4
▶	New Hampshire	MosesREP	57.7%	90,173	StevensDEM	41.6%	65,035	R+16.1	↓ R+9.1
▶	New York	WadsworthREP	52.8%	1,434,393	WalkerDEM	33.1%	901,310	R+19.6	—
▶	North Carolina	OvermanDEM	57.5%	310,504	HoltonREP	42.5%	229,343	D+15.0	↓ R+1.4
▶	North Dakota	LaddREP	59.8%	130,614	PerryDEM	40.2%	87,775	R+19.6	↑ D+2.3
▶	Ohio	WillisREP	59.1%	1,134,953	JulianDEM	40.8%	782,650	R+18.4	↓ R+8.8
▶	Oklahoma	HarreldREP	50.6%	247,721	FerrisDEM	44.6%	218,371	R+6.0	↓ R+24.5
▶	Oregon	StanfieldREP	50.7%	116,696	ChamberlainDEM	43.5%	100,124	R+7.2	↓ R+16.8
▶	Pennsylvania	PenroseREP	59.9%	1,068,985	FarrellDEM	27.2%	484,862	R+32.8	↓ R+11.8
▶	South Carolina	SmithDEM	100.0%	64,388	OtherOTH	0.0%	1	D+100.0	↑ D+0.2
▶	South Dakota	NorbeckREP	50.1%	92,267	OtherOTH	29.9%	55,079	R+30.1	↓ R+33.6
▶	Utah	SmootREP	56.6%	82,566	WellingDEM	38.6%	56,280	R+18.0	↑ D+31.1
▶	Vermont	DillinghamREP	78.0%	69,671	ShawDEM	21.9%	19,580	R+56.1	↑ D+0.6
▶	Washington	JonesREP	56.4%	217,069	OtherOTH	25.8%	99,309	R+38.6	↓ R+27.4
▶	Wisconsin	OtherOTH	45.2%	306,308	LenrootREP	41.6%	281,576	R+28.4	↓ R+28.7

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