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      Home/Elections/1920/US Senate/Pennsylvania
      1920·US Senate·Pennsylvania

      Pennsylvania US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Boies Penrose
      59.9%1,068,985 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      John A. Farrell
      27.2%484,862 votes
      Margin
      R+32.8
      1,783,339 total votes
      3 candidates1,783,339 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Boies PenroseREP✓
      		REP1,068,98559.9%
      John A. FarrellDEM
      		DEM484,86227.2%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH229,49212.9%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Pennsylvania(Class II)

      2024
      Dave McCormickREP
      R+0.2
      2022
      John FettermanDEM
      D+4.9
      2018
      Robert CaseyDEM
      D+13.1
      2016
      Patrick J ToomeyREP
      R+1.4
      2012
      Robert CaseyDEM
      D+9.1
      2010
      Patrick J ToomeyREP
      R+2.0
      2006
      Robert CaseyDEM
      D+17.4
      2004
      Arlen SpecterREP
      R+10.6
      2000
      Rick SantorumREP
      R+6.9
      1998
      Arlen SpecterREP
      R+26.6
      1994
      Rick SantorumREP
      R+2.5
      1992
      Arlen SpecterREP
      R+2.8
      1991(S)
      Harris WoffordDEM
      D+10.0
      1988
      John HeinzREP
      R+34.0
      1986
      Arlen SpecterREP
      R+13.6
      View all US Senate history for Pennsylvania →

      Candidates

      Boies PenroseREP
      Record2W-0L
      Avg MarginR+26.9
      Career1914-1920
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      John A. FarrellDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginR+32.8
      Career1920-1920
      US Senate
      Full profile →

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