1920 United States Senate election in Missouri

none March 2026 September 2023 1920 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1918 United States Senate special election in Missouri 1918 (special) 1926 United States Senate special election in Missouri 1926 (special) 150x150px Selden Palmer Spencer.jpg Selden P. Spencer Republican Party (US) 711,161 53.65% BreckinridgeLong22.jpg Breckinridge Long Democratic Party (US) 589,498 44.47% 1920 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 270px County resultsSpencer: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Long: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. senator Selden P. Spencer Republican Party (US) Selden P. Spencer Republican Party (US) The 1920 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1920, in Missouri. The incumbent Republican Senator, Selden P. Spencer, was re-elected to a full term, having won a special election in 1918. He defeated Breckinridge Long of the Democratic Party. Spencer underperformed Republican presidential nominee Warren G. Harding, who won 54.6% of the vote in the concurrent presidential election. Democratic primary Candidates Charles M. Hay, former State Representative for Callaway County John C. Higdon, lawyerhttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/859841648/ Higdon Runs as a "Wet" 23 April 1920 Farmington Times 23 July 2023 Farmington, Missouri 2 State Historical Society of Missouri Arthur N. Lindsey, pastor Breckinridge Long, former Assistant Secretary of State George H. Scruton, editor of the Sedalia Democrathttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/137646557/ RECORD OF CANDIDATES WHO ARE LOOKING FOR SENATORIAL HONORS 1 August 1920 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 23 July 2023 St. Louis, Missouri 1B–4B State Historical Society of Missouri Henry Samuel Priest, former judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Results Democratic primary August 3, 1920Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1921 - 1922 1922 Missouri Secretary of State's Office 490 https://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/12034 23 July 2023 Breckinridge Long Democratic Party (United States) 65,825 37.40 Charles M. Hay Democratic Party (United States) 44,504 25.29 Henry Samuel Priest Democratic Party (United States) 40,637 23.09 Arthur N. Lindsey Democratic Party (United States) 15,631 8.88 John C. Higdon Democratic Party (United States) 5,998 3.41 George H. Scruton Democratic Party (United States) 3,407 1.94 176,002 100 Republican primary Candidates Dwight F. Davis, adjutant and former Olympic tennis player James L. Minnis, former attorney Selden P. Spencer, the incumbent Senator Results Republican primary August 3, 1920 Selden P. Spencer Republican Party (United States) 95,867 49.74 Dwight F. Davis Republican Party (United States) 73,541 38.16 James L. Minnis Republican Party (United States) 23,341 12.11 192,729 100 Other candidates Farmer–Worker The Farmer–Worker Party nominated carpenter W. J. Mallett.https://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/143918204/ MONETT MAN ON FARMER–LABOR TICKET 20 August 1920 Monett Times 23 July 2023 Monett, Missouri 4 State Historical Society of Missouri Socialist Socialist primary August 3, 1920 Elias F. Hodges Socialist Party of America 1,515 100 1,515 100 Socialist Labor The Socialist Labor Party nominated Andrew Trudell. Results 1920 United States Senate election in Missouri http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1920election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1920 Clerk.house.gov August 21, 2019 9 Republican Party (US) Selden P. Spencer (Incumbent) 711,161 53.65% +1.26 Democratic Party (US) Breckinridge Long 589,498 44.47% -1.82 Socialist Party of America Elias F. Hodges 1,807 0.18% -1.33 Farmer–Worker Party W. J. Mallett 3,158 0.24% +0.24 Socialist Labor Party of America Andrew Trudell 1,675 0.13% -0.03 121,663 9.18% 1,325,494 Republican Party (US) References 1920 Missouri United States Senate