The 1920 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 2, 1920 in

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. The incumbent

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Senator, Selden P. Spencer, was re-elected to a full term, having won a special election in

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. He defeated

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of the

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. Spencer underperformed Republican presidential nominee

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, who won 54.6% of the vote in the concurrent

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Democratic primary

Candidates

* Charles M. Hay, former

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for

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* John C. Higdon, lawyer * Arthur N. Lindsey, pastor *

, former

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* George H. Scruton, editor of the ''

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'' * Henry Samuel Priest, former judge for the

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Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Dwight F. Davis Dwight Filley Davis Sr. (July 5, 1879 – November 28, 1945) was an American tennis player and politician. He is best remembered as the founder of the Davis Cup international tennis competition. He was the Assistant Secretary of War from 1923 to ...

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and former Olympic tennis player * James L. Minnis, former attorney * Selden P. Spencer, the incumbent Senator

Results

Other candidates

Farmer–Worker

The Farmer–Worker Party nominated carpenter W. J. Mallett.

Socialist

Socialist Labor

The

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nominated Andrew Trudell.

Results

References

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