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1920 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 1920 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 2, 1920.[1]
Incumbent Republican senator Lawrence Yates Sherman opted to retire rather than seeking reelection. Fellow Republican William B. McKinley was elected to succeed him in office.
Election information The primaries and general election coincided with those for House and those for state elections, but not those for president .[1] [1]
The 1920 United States Senate elections were the first to be held since the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granted national women's suffrage . This was the first Illinois U.S. Senate election in which women could vote.
Background In 1916, incumbent Lawrence Yates Sherman made the decision to retire from politics and to not seek reelection in 1920, due to his failing hearing, which prevented him from hearing what was said on the Senate floor.[2]
Democratic primary Candidates Peter A. Waller
Robert Emmet Burke Results Republican primary Candidates Results Socialist primary Candidates Results General election Candidates Results See also References
^ a b c d e f g "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, Nov. 2, 1920 Delegeates to Constitutional Convention Questions of Public Policy, Nov, 4, 1919, Judicial Elections, 1919-1920 PRIMARY ELECTIONS, General Primary, Sept, 15, 1920 Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Sept. 10, 1919 Presidential Preference April 13, 1920" (PDF) . Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 18, 2020 .^ Stone, Ralph A. (1970). The Irreconcilables: The Fight Against the League of Nations . The University Press of Kentucky . p. 67. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Frank B. Vennum" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved December 20, 2020 .^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1920" (PDF) . Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2019 .
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