1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky
	November 2, 1920
	County results; Ernst: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Beckham: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; John C. W. Beckham; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Richard P. Ernst; Republican

The 1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1920. Democratic Senator J. C. W. Beckham ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Republican attorney Richard P. Ernst.

General election

Candidates

J. C. W. Beckham, incumbent Senator since 1915 and former Governor of Kentucky (Democratic)
Richard P. Ernst, Covington corporate attorney (Republican)

Results

1920 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard P. Ernst	454,226	50.28%
	Democratic	J. C. W. Beckham (incumbent)	449,244	49.72%
Majority			4,982	0.56%
Total votes			903,470	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1921). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1920" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

Bibliography

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Harrison, Lowell H.; Klotter, James C. (1997). A New History of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2008-X. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.
Klotter, James C. (1996). Kentucky: Portraits in Paradox, 1900–1950. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-916968-24-3. Retrieved June 26, 2009.

[1] Clerk of the House of Representatives (1921). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1920" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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