1920 United States Senate election in Indiana

1920 United States Senate election in Indiana
	November 2, 1920
	County results; Watson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Taggart: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; James E. Watson; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; James E. Watson; Republican

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 Indiana^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James E. Watson (incumbent)	681,851	54.57%	6.91
	Democratic	Thomas Taggart	514,191	41.15%	5.14
	Socialist	Francis M. Wampler	23,395	1.87%	1.21
	Farmer–Labor	Francis J. Dillon	16,804	1.34%	N/A
	Prohibition	Culla Bayhinger	13,323	1.07%	1.22
Total votes			1,249,564	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1921). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1920" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 16.

[clerk-1] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1921). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1920" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 16.

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