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OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline February 01, 1920 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 02, 1920 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 02, 1920 - 11:00pm
Term Start March 04, 1921 - 12:00pm
Term End December 07, 1926 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last Modifiedev September 17, 2020 08:39pm
Data SourcesClerk of the U.S. House = United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin p. 439.
DescriptionTerm End due to death.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1914
NameLawrence Yates Sherman Votes390,661 (38.46%)
Term03/04/1915 - 03/04/1921 Margin17,258 (+1.70%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 15, 1920 IL US Senate-R Primary William Brown McKinley
Sep 15, 1920 IL US Senate-D Primary Peter A. Waller
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Rep. William Brown McKinley Peter A. Waller Gustave T. Fraenckel John Fitzpatrick Frank B. Vennum Joseph B. Moody George Dodd Carrington, Jr.
PartyRepublican Democratic Socialist Farmer-Labor Prohibition Socialist Labor Single Tax
Votes1,381,384 (66.83%) 554,372 (26.82%) 66,463 (3.22%) 50,749 (2.46%) 10,186 (0.49%) 3,107 (0.15%) 784 (0.04%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -827,012 (-40.01%) -1,314,921 (-63.61%) -1,330,635 (-64.37%) -1,371,198 (-66.34%) -1,378,277 (-66.68%) -1,380,600 (-66.79%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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