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1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota 1914 presidential no 1914 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1914 1926 United States Senate special election in North Dakota 1926 (special) November 2, 1920 x150px File:LADD, E.F., DOCTOR LCCN2016859947 (cropped).jpg Edwin F. Ladd Republican Party (United States) 130,614 59.61% 3x4.svg H. H. Perry Democratic Party (United States) 88,495 40.39% 1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 250px County resultsLadd: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Perry: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Senator Asle Gronna Republican Party (United States) Edwin F. Ladd Republican Party (United States)
The 1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican Senator Asle Gronna ran for re-election to a third term. However, he was narrowly defeated in the Republican primary by Edwin F. Ladd, the President of the North Dakota Agricultural College, who had been endorsed by the Nonpartisan League. In the general election, Ladd was opposed by H. H. Perry, the Democratic nominee and a Democratic National Committeeman. As Republican presidential nominee Warren G. Harding overwhelmingly won North Dakota over Democratic nominee James M. Cox, Ladd also staked out a wide victory—though his margin of victory was not as large as Harding's.
Democratic primary
Candidates
H. H. Perry, Democratic National CommitteemanFebruary 5, 1920 W. E. Green Will Be Democratic Convention Man Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, N.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79839696/the-bismarck-tribune/ June 19, 2021
Results
Democratic primaryhttps://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Abstracts%20by%20Year/1920%20through%201928%20Statewide%20%20Election%20Results/1920/Primary%20Election%2006-30-1920.pdf Primary Election 06-30-1920 Secretary of State of North Dakota June 19, 2021
H. H. Perry Democratic Party (United States) 8,238 100.00%
8,238 100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
Edwin F. Ladd, President of the North Dakota Agricultural College, former State Chemist and Food CommissionerMay 15, 1920 Entire State Ticket Picked by Townleyites Grand Forks Herald Grand Forks, N.D. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79839627/grand-forks-herald/ June 19, 2021
Asle Gronna, incumbent U.S. Senator
Frank White
Results
Republican primary
Edwin F. Ladd Republican Party (United States) 54,957 49.26%
Asle Gronna (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 51,142 45.84%
Frank White Republican Party (United States) 5,477 4.91%
111,576 100.00%
General election
Results
1920 United States Senate election in North Dakotahttps://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Abstracts%20by%20Year/1920%20through%201928%20Statewide%20%20Election%20Results/1920/General%20Election%2011-02-1920.pdf PGeneral Election 11-02-1920 Secretary of State of North Dakota June 19, 2021
Republican Party (United States)
Edwin F. Ladd
130,614
59.61%
+3.80%
Democratic Party (United States)
H. H. Perry
88,495
40.39%
+6.44%
42,119
19.22%
-2.64%
219,109
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
References
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