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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) | 102,852 | 49.87% | |
Republican | W.M. Inglis | 41,765 | 20.25% | |
Republican | Forest L. Hudson | 28,436 | 13.79% | |
Democratic | George F. Cotterill | 20,004 | 9.70% | |
Republican | Frank Erickson | 13,197 | 6.40% | |
Total votes | 206,254 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) | 217,069 | 56.40% | 18.61 | |
Farmer–Labor | Clemens J. France | 99,309 | 25.80% | N/A | |
Democratic | George F. Cotterill | 68,488 | 17.80% | 8.77 | |
Total votes | 384,866 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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