1920 United States Senate election in Washington

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1920 United States Senate election in Washington
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  1914 November 2, 1920 1926  
  Portrait of Wesley L Jones, ca 1920s (PORTRAITS 727).jpg 3x4.svg George F Cotterill, Seattle, 1889 (MOHAI 741).jpg
Nominee Wesley L. Jones Clemens J. France George F. Cotterill
Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic
Popular vote164,13099,30968,488
Percentage56.40%25.80%17.80%

1920 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg
Results by county
Jones:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

The 1920 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones was re-elected to a third term in office over Farmer-Labor nominee Clemens J. France and former Seattle mayor George F. Cotterill.

Contents

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

1920 U.S. Senate blanket primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) 102,852 49.87%
Republican W.M. Inglis41,76520.25%
Republican Forest L. Hudson28,43613.79%
Democratic George F. Cotterill 20,004 9.70%
Republican Frank Erickson13,1976.40%
Total votes206,254 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1920 United States Senate election in Washington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) 217,069 56.40% Increase2.svg18.61
Farmer–Labor Clemens J. France 99,30925.80%N/A
Democratic George F. Cotterill 68,48817.80%Decrease2.svg 8.77
Total votes384,866 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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References

  1. "1920 Washington Senate blanket primary" . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  2. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1921). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1920" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.