1920 United States Senate election in Iowa explained

Election Name:1920 United States Senate election in Iowa
Country:Iowa
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 2, 1920
Previous Election:1914 United States Senate election in Iowa
Previous Year:1914
Next Election:1926 United States Senate elections in Iowa
Next Year:1926
Image1:File:Albert Baird Cummins circa 1917 (1).jpg
Nominee1:Albert B. Cummins
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:528,499
Percentage1:61.42%
Nominee2:Claude R. Porter
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:322,015
Percentage2:37.42%
Map Size:250px
U.S. senator
Before Election:Albert B. Cummins
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Albert B. Cummins
After Party:Republican Party (US)

The 1920 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Senator Albert B. Cummins was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating challenges from Smith W. Brookhart in the Republican primary and Claude R. Porter in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

Albert B. Cummins was a progressive senator from an earlier generation who distrusted both corporate interests and trade unions. Brookhart campaigned against railroad regulations Cummins had co-authored, the Esch–Cummins Act, which Brookhart claimed did too little to wrest ownership and control of railroads away from Wall Street interests.[1] Brookhart attempted to register rank-and-file blue-collar workers as Republicans so that they could vote for him in the primary,[1] which prompted Cummins to associate Brookhart with radical workers movements such as "the Socialists, reds and Industrial Workers of the World."[2] Cummins was sidelined by illness in the weeks leading up to the primary but defeated Brookhart.[2] [3]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. "Cummins May Campaign Iowa Before Primary," Waterloo Evening Courier, March 23, 1920 at 7.
  2. "Cummins Seems Choice of Black Hawk Co. Voters," Waterloo Evening Courier, June 4, 1920 at 1.
  3. "Cummins' Lead over Brookhart is Over 20,000," Waterloo Evening Courier, June 9, 1920, p. 1.