1920 United States Senate Election In California
   HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - 1920 United States Senate Election In California
OR:
1920 United States Senate Election In California on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

The 1920 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1920. Incumbent Democratic Senator James Duval Phelan ran for re-election but was defeated by Republican attorney
Samuel Morgan Shortridge Samuel Morgan Shortridge (August 3, 1861January 15, 1952) was a Republican Senator from California. Early years He was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and moved to California as a child with his family, which settled in San Jose in 1875. He pr ...
.


Republican primary


Candidates

*
William Kent William Kent (c. 1685 – 12 April 1748) was an English architect, landscape architect, painter and furniture designer of the early 18th century. He began his career as a painter, and became Principal Painter in Ordinary or court painter, bu ...
, U.S. Representative from Marin County *
Samuel Morgan Shortridge Samuel Morgan Shortridge (August 3, 1861January 15, 1952) was a Republican Senator from California. Early years He was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and moved to California as a child with his family, which settled in San Jose in 1875. He pr ...
, attorney and candidate for Senate in 1914 * Albert Joseph Wallace, Lieutenant Governor


Results


General election


Candidates

*Elvina S. Beals (Socialist), nominee for Lt. Governor in 1918 *James S. Edwards (Prohibition), nominee for Secretary of State in 1920 and Congress in 1910, 1914, and 1916 * James Duval Phelan (Democratic), incumbent Senator *
Samuel Morgan Shortridge Samuel Morgan Shortridge (August 3, 1861January 15, 1952) was a Republican Senator from California. Early years He was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and moved to California as a child with his family, which settled in San Jose in 1875. He pr ...
(Republican), attorney and candidate for Senate in 1914


Results


See also

*
1920 United States Senate elections The 1920 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with the presidential election of Warren G. Harding. Democrat Woodrow Wilson's unpopularity allowed Republicans to win races across the country, ...


References

{{California elections 1920 California elections
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
1920