1920 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 1920 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican William P. Dillingham successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Howard E. Shaw. Dillingham died in July 1923, vacating the seat until a special election could be held in November 1923.

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1920

← 1914 November 2, 1920 (1920-11-02) 1923 →
 
Nominee William P. Dillingham Howard Shaw
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 69,650 19,580
Percentage 78.06% 21.94%

U.S. senator before election

William P. Dillingham
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William P. Dillingham
Republican

Republican primary

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William P. Dillingham (inc.) 52,666 99.9%
Republican Other 45 0.1%
Total votes 52,711 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Howard E. Shaw 9,375 99.9%
Democratic Other 12 0.1%
Total votes 9,387 100.00%

General election

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Results

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United States Senate election in Vermont, 1920[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William P. Dillingham (inc.) 69,650 78.06% +22.02%
Democratic Howard E. Shaw 19,580 21.94% −4.07%
Total votes 89,230 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.