1920 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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November 2, 1920

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Nominee	John W. Harreld	Scott Ferris
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	247,719	217,783
Percentage	50.64%	44.52%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas Gore
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John W. Harreld
Republican

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The 1920 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas Gore ran for re-election to a third term. However, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Congressman Scott Ferris. In the general election, Ferris faced fellow Congressman John W. Harreld, the Republican nominee. Likely helped by Republican presidential nominee Warren G. Harding's victory in Oklahoma over Democratic nominee James M. Cox, Harreld defeated Ferris by a similar margin to Harding's.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Scott Ferris, U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma's 6th congressional district
Thomas Gore, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Scott Ferris	106,454	57.02%
	Democratic	Thomas Gore (inc.)	80,243	42.98%
Total votes			186,697	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

John W. Harreld, U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district
James B. Cullison, Oklahoma 21st District Court Judge^[2]
Albert A. Small, Tulsa businessman^[3]
Ernest E. Blake, former Assistant Oklahoma City Attorney^[4]
Edward M. Clark, former State Senator from Payne County and Pawnee County^[5]
Dynamite Ed Perry
C. Lincoln McGuire
Ben Thompson, Sapulpa attorney^[6]
Cash M. Cade
N. D. Welty
Henry Powers, Oklahoma City police officer^[7]
Warren D. Lindsey
William Tecumseh Clark
Summer T. Bisbe

Results

Republican primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John W. Herreld	17,423	25.22%
	Republican	James B. Cullison	7,175	10.38%
	Republican	Albert A. Small	6,807	9.85%
	Republican	Ernest E. Blake	6,025	8.72%
	Republican	E. M. Clark	5,119	7.41%
	Republican	Dynamite Ed Perry	4,850	7.02%
	Republican	C. Lincoln McGuire	4,660	6.74%
	Republican	Ben Thompson	4,007	5.80%
	Republican	Cash M. Cade	3,193	4.62%
	Republican	N. D. Welty	2,946	4.26%
	Republican	Henry Powers	2,045	2.96%
	Republican	Warren D. Lindsey	1,892	2.74%
	Republican	William Tecumseh Clark	1,495	2.16%
	Republican	Summer T. Bisbe	1,454	2.10%
Total votes			69,091	100.00%

Socialist Primary

Candidates

A. A. Bagwell, former instructor at Henry Kendall College^[8]

Results

Socialist primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	A. A. Bagwell	4,245	100.00%
Total votes			4,245	100.00%

General election

Results

1920 United States Senate election in Oklahoma^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John W. Harreld	247,719	50.64%	+21.20%
	Democratic	Scott Ferris	217,783	44.52%	-3.46%
	Socialist	A. A. Bagwell	23,664	4.84%	-16.14%
Majority			29,936	6.12%	-12.42%
Turnout			489,166
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1918-1920 Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ "Judge Cullison for the Senate". Enid Events. Enid, Okla. June 24, 1920. p. 10. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ "Senatorial Candidate Here". Durant Weekly News. Durant, Okla. May 7, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ "Blake Seeks G. O. P. Senate Nomination". Custer County Chronicle. Clinton, Okla. May 6, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ McAlister, W. C., ed. (1921). Directory, State of Oklahoma. Oklahoma, S.D. p. 105.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Many Want Gore's Job". Ponca City News. Ponca City, Okla. May 17, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ "'Cop' Files for Senate". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. Muskogee, Okla. May 25, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^ "Socialists State Convention". Harlow's Weekly. Oklahoma City, Okla. February 4, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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