1920 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1920 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

←  1918 November 2, 1920 1922  →

Nominee Emery J. San Souci Edward M. Sullivan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 109,138 55,963 Percentage 64.64% 33.15%

County results Municipality results Souci:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election Robert Livingston Beeckman Republican Elected Governor Emery J. San Souci Republican

The 1920 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Republican nominee Emery J. San Souci defeated Democratic nominee Edward M. Sullivan with 64.64% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Emery J. San Souci, Republican
• Edward M. Sullivan, Democratic

Other candidates

• Ernest Sherwood, Socialist
• Peter McDermott, Socialist Labor

Results

1920 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Emery J. San Souci	109,138	64.64%
	Democratic	Edward M. Sullivan	55,963	33.15%
	Socialist	Ernest Sherwood	3,292	1.95%
	Socialist Labor	Peter McDermott	449	0.27%
Majority			53,175
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Moore, John Leo, ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. ISBN   9780871879967 . Retrieved May 18, 2020.