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County results Penrose: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Farrell: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1920 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Boies Penrose successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating Democratic nominee John A. Farrell.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Boies Penrose (incumbent) | 1,067,989 | 59.94% | 13.18 | |
Democratic | John A. Farrell | 484,362 | 27.18% | 2.31 | |
Prohibition | Leah C. Marion | 132,610 | 7.44% | 5.86 | |
Socialist | Birch Wilson | 67,316 | 3.78% | 0.37 | |
Labor | Robert J. Wheeler | 27,401 | 1.54% | N/A | |
Single Tax | Joseph E. Jennings | 2,110 | 0.12% | N/A | |
N/A | Others | 55 | 0.00% | ||
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