The 1920 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican
William P. Dillingham
William Paul Dillingham (December 12, 1843July 12, 1923) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Vermont. A United States Republican Party, Republican and the son of Congressman and Governor Paul Dillingham, William P. Dillingha ...
successfully ran for re-election to another term in the
United States Senate
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, defeating Democratic candidate Howard E. Shaw. Dillingham died in July 1923, vacating the seat until a
special election
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could be held in November 1923.
Republican primary
Results
Democratic primary
Results
General election
Results
References
Vermont
Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...
1920
Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
1920 Vermont elections
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