1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota

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1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota
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  1914 November 2, 1920 1926 (special)  
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Nominee Edwin F. Ladd H. H. Perry
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote130,61488,495
Percentage59.61%40.39%

U.S. senator before election

Asle Gronna
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Edwin F. Ladd
Republican

The 1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Senator Republican Senator Asle Gronna ran for re-election to a third term. However, he was narrowly defeated in the Republican primary by Edwin F. Ladd, the President of the North Dakota Agricultural College, who had been endorsed by the Nonpartisan League. [1] In the general election, Ladd was opposed by H. H. Perry, the Democratic nominee and a Democratic National Committeeman. As Republican presidential nominee Warren G. Harding overwhelmingly won North Dakota over Democratic nominee James M. Cox, Ladd also staked out a wide victory—though his margin of victory was not as large as Harding's.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic H. H. Perry 8,238 100.00%
Total votes8,238 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edwin F. Ladd 54,957 49.26%
Republican Asle Gronna (inc.)51,14245.84%
Republican Frank White5,4774.91%
Total votes111,576 100.00%

General election

Results

1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Edwin F. Ladd 130,614 59.61% +3.80%
Democratic H. H. Perry88,49540.39%+6.44%
Majority42,11919.22%-2.64%
Turnout 219,109
Republican hold

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