1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky

November 2, 1920

Nominee Richard P. Ernst J. C. W. Beckham Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 454,226 449,244 Percentage 50.3% 49.7%

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

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

See also

• 1920 United States Senate elections

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