1920 United States Senate election in Illinois

1920 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1914 November 2, 1920 1926 →
 
Nominee William B. McKinley Peter A. Waller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,381,384 554,372
Percentage 66.83% 26.82%

Results by county
McKinley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Waller:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Lawrence Yates Sherman
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

William B. McKinley
Republican

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.

  1. ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

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