1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky

The 1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1920. Democratic Senator J. C. W. Beckham ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Republican attorney Richard P. Ernst.

1920 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1914 November 2, 1920 1926 →

Nominee Richard P. Ernst J. C. W. Beckham Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 454,226 449,244 Percentage 50.28% 49.72%

County results Ernst:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Beckham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election John C. W. Beckham Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Richard P. Ernst Republican

General election

Candidates

• J. C. W. Beckham, incumbent Senator since 1915 and former Governor of Kentucky (Democratic)
• Richard P. Ernst, Covington corporate attorney (Republican)

Results

1920 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard P. Ernst	454,226	50.28%
	Democratic	J. C. W. Beckham (incumbent)	449,244	49.72%
Majority			4,982	0.56%
Total votes			903,470	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1920 United States Senate elections

References

1. Clerk of the House of Representatives (1921). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1920" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
• Harrison, Lowell H.; Klotter, James C. (1997). A New History of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2008-X. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
• Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.
• Klotter, James C. (1996). Kentucky: Portraits in Paradox, 1900–1950. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-916968-24-3. Retrieved June 26, 2009.