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1920 United States Senate election in Indiana
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1920 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana Presidential no 1916 United States Senate special election in Indiana 1916 (special) 1926 United States Senate election in Indiana 1926 November 2, 1920 150x150px File:James Eli Watson.jpg James E. Watson Republican Party (United States) 681,851 54.57% File:TAGGART, SENATOR FROM INDIANA LOC (3x4 cropped).tif Thomas Taggart Democratic Party (United States) 514,191 41.15% File:1920 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 250px County resultsWatson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Taggart: #a5b0ff 40–50%
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The 1920 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican Senator James E. Watson was re-elected to a full term in office over Thomas Taggart in a rematch of the 1916 special election for the same seat.
General election
Candidates
Culla Bayhinger (Prohibition)
Francis J. Dillon (Farmer–Labor)
Thomas Taggart, former U.S. Senator and mayor of Indianapolis (Democratic)
Francis M. Wampler (Socialist)
James E. Watson, incumbent Senator since 1916 (Republican)
Results
1920 United States Senate election in IndianaClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1921 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1920 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1920election.pdf 16 U.S. Government Printing Office
Republican Party (United States)
James E. Watson (incumbent)
681,851
54.57%
6.91
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas Taggart
514,191
41.15%
5.14
Socialist Party (United States)
Francis M. Wampler
23,395
1.87%
1.21
Farmer–Labor Party (United States)
Francis J. Dillon
16,804
1.34%
N/A
Prohibition Party (United States)
Culla Bayhinger
13,323
1.07%
1.22
1,249,564
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1920 United States Senate elections
References
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