1920 United States Senate election in Iowa

none March 2026 September 2023 1920 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa presidential no November 2, 1920 1914 United States Senate election in Iowa 1914 1926 United States Senate elections in Iowa 1926 x135px File:Albert Baird Cummins circa 1917 (1).jpg Albert B. Cummins Republican Party (US) 528,499 61.42% ClaudeRPorter.jpg Claude R. Porter Democratic Party (US) 322,015 37.42% 1920 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County resultsCummins: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Porter: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. senator Albert B. Cummins Republican Party (US) Albert B. Cummins Republican Party (US) The 1920 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Senator Albert B. Cummins was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating challenges from Smith W. Brookhart in the Republican primary and Claude R. Porter in the general election. Republican primary Candidates Smith W. Brookhart, World War I veteran and marksman Albert B. Cummins, incumbent Senator since 1908 Campaign Albert B. Cummins was a progressive senator from an earlier generation who distrusted both corporate interests and trade unions. Brookhart campaigned against railroad regulations Cummins had co-authored, the Esch–Cummins Act, which Brookhart claimed did too little to wrest ownership and control of railroads away from Wall Street interests."Cummins May Campaign Iowa Before Primary," Waterloo Evening Courier, March 23, 1920 at 7. Brookhart attempted to register rank-and-file blue-collar workers as Republicans so that they could vote for him in the primary, which prompted Cummins to associate Brookhart with radical workers movements such as "the Socialists, reds and Industrial Workers of the World.""Cummins Seems Choice of Black Hawk Co. Voters," Waterloo Evening Courier, June 4, 1920 at 1. Cummins was sidelined by illness in the weeks leading up to the primary but defeated Brookhart."Cummins' Lead over Brookhart is Over 20,000," Waterloo Evening Courier, June 9, 1920, p. 1. Results 1920 Republican U.S. Senate primaryIowa Official Register, 1921–22 425 https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/shelves/redbooks/Redbook-1921-1922%20(39GA).pdf Republican Party (United States) Albert B. Cummins (incumbent) 115,768 54.52% Republican Party (United States) Smith W. Brookhart 96,563 45.48% 212,331 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Claude Porter, former State Senator from Centerville Results 1920 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Democratic Party (United States) Claude Porter 38,515 100.00% 38,515 100.00% General election Candidates H. W. Cowles (FarmerLabor) Albert B. Cummins, incumbent Senator since 1908 (Republican) Arthur S. Dowler (Socialist Labor) Claude Porter, former State Senator from Centerville (Democratic) Results 1920 U.S. Senate election in Iowa http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1920election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1920 Clerk.house.gov 1921 21 May 2024 Republican Party (United States) Albert B. Cummins (incumbent) 528,499 61.42% Democratic Party (United States) Claude Porter 322,015 37.42% Farmer–Labor Party H. W. Cowles 9020 1.05% Socialist Labor Party of America Arthur S. Dowler 933 0.11% Republican Party (US) 860,467 100.00% See also 1920 United States Senate elections Notes References 1920 Iowa United States Senate