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1920 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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1920 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1914 1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania 1922 (special) November 2, 1920 Image:Senator Boies Penrose as a Member of the 55th US Congress.jpeg Boies Penrose Republican Party (United States) 1,067,989 59.94% File:3x4.svg 150x150px John A. Farrell Democratic Party (United States) 484,362 27.18% File:3x4.svg Leah C. Marion Prohibition Party (United States) 132,610 7.44% 1920 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 260px County resultsPenrose: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Farrell: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Boies Penrose Republican Party (United States) Boies Penrose Republican Party (United States)
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.
General election
Candidates
John A. Farrell, West Chester physician (Democratic)
Joseph E. Jennings (Single Tax)
Leah C. Marion, treasurer of the Women's Christian Temperance UnionCAMPAIGN AGAINST USE OF TOBACCO IS RATIFIED BY W.C.T.U. https://www.newspapers.com/image/552929645/ 20 Oct 1920 DuBois, Pa. York Daily Record 14 Aug 2022 (Prohibition)
Boies Penrose, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
Robert J. Wheeler (Labor)
Birch Wilson, editor of the Reading Labor Advocate (Socialist)
Results
General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1920election.pdf Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House 8 July 2014
Republican Party (US)
Boies Penrose (incumbent)
1,067,989
59.94%
13.18
Democratic Party (US)
John A. Farrell
484,362
27.18%
2.31
Prohibition Party
Leah C. Marion
132,610
7.44%
5.86
Socialist Party of America
Birch Wilson
67,316
3.78%
0.37
Labor Party of the United States
Robert J. Wheeler
27,401
1.54%
N/A
Single Tax Party
Joseph E. Jennings
2,110
0.12%
N/A
N/A
Others
55
0.00%
References
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United States Senate
Pennsylvania
1920