Election 1920 Results
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1920 US Senate election in Missouri
Selden Spencer (Republican) beat Breckinridge Long (Democrat) in Missouri in 1920, 53.7% to 44.5%, a margin of 9.2 points and 121,663 votes.
Missouri changed party: in 1914 it went Democratic, for William Stone.
Republicans led in 82 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 33. The largest, St. Louis, cast 262,176 votes and went to the Republican by 13.7 points. The closest was Ripley, where 5 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selden Spencer won | Republican | 711,161 | 53.7% |
| Breckinridge Long | Democratic | 589,498 | 44.5% |
| All other candidates | 24,835 | 1.9% | |
| Total | 1,325,494 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 108,303 41.3% | 144,202 55.0% | 9,671 | 262,176 | R+13.7 |
| St. Louis City | 97,341 42.3% | 124,381 54.0% | 8,497 | 230,219 | R+11.7 |
| Jackson | 64,220 49.1% | 65,908 50.4% | 699 | 130,827 | R+1.3 |
| Buchanan | 13,509 48.3% | 14,326 51.2% | 135 | 27,970 | R+2.9 |
| Jasper | 9,296 38.9% | 14,005 58.6% | 578 | 23,879 | R+19.7 |
| Greene | 9,769 42.2% | 12,973 56.0% | 433 | 23,175 | R+13.8 |
| Pettis | 5,467 43.2% | 7,085 56.0% | 91 | 12,643 | R+12.8 |
| Lafayette | 4,962 44.5% | 6,155 55.2% | 39 | 11,156 | R+10.7 |
| Boone | 7,344 68.4% | 3,371 31.4% | 24 | 10,739 | D+37.0 |
| Saline | 5,935 56.1% | 4,630 43.8% | 16 | 10,581 | D+12.3 |
| Nodaway | 4,523 44.1% | 5,720 55.7% | 18 | 10,261 | R+11.7 |
| Cape Girardeau | 3,861 38.2% | 6,201 61.3% | 54 | 10,116 | R+23.1 |
| Macon | 4,747 47.1% | 5,188 51.5% | 137 | 10,072 | R+4.4 |
| Randolph | 6,791 68.6% | 3,087 31.2% | 16 | 9,894 | D+37.4 |
| Franklin | 2,452 25.5% | 7,075 73.5% | 103 | 9,630 | R+48.0 |
| Marion | 5,680 59.6% | 3,805 39.9% | 52 | 9,537 | D+19.7 |
| Johnson | 4,595 49.3% | 4,690 50.4% | 29 | 9,314 | R+1.0 |
| St. Francois | 4,465 48.8% | 4,559 49.8% | 130 | 9,154 | R+1.0 |
| Linn | 4,383 48.7% | 4,567 50.7% | 50 | 9,000 | R+2.0 |
| Henry | 4,543 50.9% | 4,339 48.6% | 47 | 8,929 | D+2.3 |
| Jefferson | 3,946 45.3% | 4,673 53.6% | 93 | 8,712 | R+8.3 |
| Cole | 3,582 42.7% | 4,778 57.0% | 21 | 8,381 | R+14.3 |
| Vernon | 4,551 54.6% | 3,694 44.3% | 89 | 8,334 | D+10.3 |
| Dunklin | 4,332 52.9% | 3,676 44.9% | 180 | 8,188 | D+8.0 |
| Newton | 3,467 42.4% | 4,555 55.7% | 162 | 8,184 | R+13.3 |
| Lawrence | 2,959 36.5% | 5,004 61.7% | 148 | 8,111 | R+25.2 |
| Carroll | 3,441 42.5% | 4,631 57.2% | 22 | 8,094 | R+14.7 |
| Bates | 3,767 47.2% | 4,121 51.6% | 99 | 7,987 | R+4.4 |
| Stoddard | 3,704 47.5% | 3,852 49.4% | 234 | 7,790 | R+1.9 |
| Callaway | 5,050 65.1% | 2,701 34.8% | 9 | 7,760 | D+30.3 |
| St. Charles | 2,158 28.4% | 5,387 70.9% | 55 | 7,600 | R+42.5 |
| Clay | 5,256 69.2% | 2,328 30.7% | 11 | 7,595 | D+38.6 |
| Cass | 4,220 55.7% | 3,338 44.0% | 21 | 7,579 | D+11.6 |
| Audrain | 4,636 61.3% | 2,902 38.4% | 23 | 7,561 | D+22.9 |
| Barry | 3,234 42.8% | 4,235 56.0% | 89 | 7,558 | R+13.2 |
| Chariton | 3,938 52.4% | 3,559 47.4% | 16 | 7,513 | D+5.0 |
| Livingston | 3,165 42.3% | 4,299 57.5% | 13 | 7,477 | R+15.2 |
| Pike | 4,207 56.7% | 3,203 43.1% | 13 | 7,423 | D+13.5 |
| Cooper | 3,105 42.3% | 4,220 57.5% | 12 | 7,337 | R+15.2 |
| Scott | 3,505 49.7% | 3,449 48.9% | 100 | 7,054 | D+0.8 |
| Pemiscot | 3,263 46.7% | 3,664 52.5% | 57 | 6,984 | R+5.7 |
| Ray | 4,102 60.5% | 2,660 39.2% | 22 | 6,784 | D+21.3 |
| Sullivan | 2,920 43.5% | 3,779 56.2% | 20 | 6,719 | R+12.8 |
| Daviess | 2,902 43.9% | 3,693 55.9% | 14 | 6,609 | R+12.0 |
| Grundy | 2,303 35.2% | 4,187 64.0% | 48 | 6,538 | R+28.8 |
| Polk | 2,406 36.9% | 4,086 62.6% | 30 | 6,522 | R+25.8 |
| Adair | 2,151 33.5% | 3,984 62.1% | 280 | 6,415 | R+28.6 |
| Monroe | 5,120 81.1% | 1,154 18.3% | 43 | 6,317 | D+62.8 |
| Harrison | 2,091 33.5% | 4,141 66.3% | 12 | 6,244 | R+32.8 |
| New Madrid | 3,005 48.4% | 3,122 50.3% | 81 | 6,208 | R+1.9 |
| Butler | 2,197 36.3% | 3,756 62.1% | 100 | 6,053 | R+25.8 |
| Montgomery | 2,612 44.7% | 3,224 55.1% | 11 | 5,847 | R+10.5 |
| Lincoln | 3,098 53.9% | 2,640 46.0% | 6 | 5,744 | D+8.0 |
| Gentry | 2,883 50.4% | 2,827 49.4% | 11 | 5,721 | D+1.0 |
| Howard | 3,955 69.6% | 1,720 30.3% | 8 | 5,683 | D+39.3 |
| Howell | 1,982 35.2% | 3,539 62.9% | 108 | 5,629 | R+27.7 |
| Barton | 2,551 45.8% | 2,871 51.5% | 152 | 5,574 | R+5.7 |
| Caldwell | 2,116 38.2% | 3,423 61.8% | 1 | 5,540 | R+23.6 |
| Holt | 1,997 36.7% | 3,423 62.9% | 26 | 5,446 | R+26.2 |
| Clinton | 2,773 51.4% | 2,613 48.4% | 8 | 5,394 | D+3.0 |
| Texas | 2,496 46.4% | 2,847 53.0% | 31 | 5,374 | R+6.5 |
| Webster | 2,050 38.2% | 3,292 61.4% | 21 | 5,363 | R+23.2 |
| Lewis | 2,980 56.0% | 2,325 43.7% | 20 | 5,325 | D+12.3 |
| Andrew | 2,076 39.2% | 3,220 60.7% | 6 | 5,302 | R+21.6 |
| Shelby | 3,295 65.1% | 1,752 34.6% | 14 | 5,061 | D+30.5 |
| Platte | 3,638 71.9% | 1,420 28.1% | 5,058 | D+43.9 | |
| Moniteau | 2,043 41.3% | 2,885 58.3% | 18 | 4,946 | R+17.0 |
| Clark | 2,021 42.5% | 2,713 57.0% | 26 | 4,760 | R+14.5 |
| Laclede | 1,857 39.1% | 2,847 59.9% | 51 | 4,755 | R+20.8 |
| Wright | 1,701 35.8% | 3,014 63.5% | 34 | 4,749 | R+27.6 |
| St. Clair | 1,937 41.4% | 2,677 57.2% | 70 | 4,684 | R+15.8 |
| Atchison | 1,863 40.9% | 2,676 58.7% | 18 | 4,557 | R+17.8 |
| Cedar | 1,638 36.0% | 2,865 63.0% | 45 | 4,548 | R+27.0 |
| Dade | 1,604 35.5% | 2,888 63.9% | 26 | 4,518 | R+28.4 |
| Miller | 1,556 34.6% | 2,896 64.4% | 43 | 4,495 | R+29.8 |
| McDonald | 1,900 43.4% | 2,407 55.0% | 67 | 4,374 | R+11.6 |
| Putnam | 1,115 25.6% | 3,186 73.1% | 55 | 4,356 | R+47.5 |
| De Kalb | 1,879 43.2% | 2,465 56.6% | 9 | 4,353 | R+13.5 |
| Perry | 1,292 30.2% | 2,979 69.6% | 8 | 4,279 | R+39.4 |
| Phelps | 2,046 47.8% | 2,220 51.9% | 13 | 4,279 | R+4.1 |
| Knox | 1,912 45.7% | 2,252 53.8% | 23 | 4,187 | R+8.1 |
| Bollinger | 1,700 41.5% | 2,363 57.7% | 30 | 4,093 | R+16.2 |
| Gasconade | 411 10.1% | 3,650 89.5% | 16 | 4,077 | R+79.4 |
| Benton | 1,272 31.4% | 2,768 68.3% | 12 | 4,052 | R+36.9 |
| Osage | 1,043 25.9% | 2,967 73.6% | 19 | 4,029 | R+47.8 |
| Christian | 787 19.8% | 3,107 78.3% | 74 | 3,968 | R+58.5 |
| Morgan | 1,544 39.1% | 2,396 60.7% | 9 | 3,949 | R+21.6 |
| Scotland | 1,786 45.9% | 2,064 53.0% | 43 | 3,893 | R+7.1 |
| Mississippi | 2,051 53.3% | 1,776 46.2% | 18 | 3,845 | D+7.2 |
| Wayne | 1,734 46.2% | 1,965 52.4% | 52 | 3,751 | R+6.2 |
| Washington | 1,540 41.4% | 2,163 58.2% | 13 | 3,716 | R+16.8 |
| Crawford | 1,398 38.8% | 2,177 60.4% | 31 | 3,606 | R+21.6 |
| Dent | 1,680 47.4% | 1,817 51.2% | 51 | 3,548 | R+3.9 |
| Mercer | 877 25.2% | 2,597 74.6% | 9 | 3,483 | R+49.4 |
| Ralls | 2,339 67.2% | 1,132 32.5% | 11 | 3,482 | D+34.7 |
| Warren | 498 14.7% | 2,855 84.2% | 39 | 3,392 | R+69.5 |
| Douglas | 488 15.1% | 2,671 82.5% | 80 | 3,239 | R+67.4 |
| Madison | 1,543 48.0% | 1,663 51.7% | 11 | 3,217 | R+3.7 |
| Pulaski | 1,674 52.2% | 1,521 47.4% | 12 | 3,207 | D+4.8 |
| Dallas | 938 29.8% | 2,189 69.6% | 18 | 3,145 | R+39.8 |
| Ripley | 1,451 48.1% | 1,446 47.9% | 122 | 3,019 | D+0.2 |
| Schuyler | 1,513 50.3% | 1,488 49.4% | 9 | 3,010 | D+0.8 |
| Stone | 563 19.6% | 2,271 78.9% | 43 | 2,877 | R+59.4 |
| Shannon | 1,395 49.9% | 1,358 48.6% | 41 | 2,794 | D+1.3 |
| Camden | 880 31.9% | 1,856 67.3% | 22 | 2,758 | R+35.4 |
| Oregon | 1,645 59.6% | 1,078 39.1% | 35 | 2,758 | D+20.6 |
| Worth | 1,285 46.9% | 1,456 53.1% | 1 | 2,742 | R+6.2 |
| Maries | 1,418 54.5% | 1,172 45.0% | 13 | 2,603 | D+9.5 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 983 38.3% | 1,578 61.4% | 7 | 2,568 | R+23.2 |
| Iron | 1,302 51.5% | 1,209 47.8% | 17 | 2,528 | D+3.7 |
| Ozark | 494 19.6% | 2,013 79.7% | 19 | 2,526 | R+60.1 |
| Reynolds | 1,536 62.2% | 912 37.0% | 20 | 2,468 | D+25.3 |
| Taney | 767 31.6% | 1,646 67.8% | 15 | 2,428 | R+36.2 |
| Hickory | 453 20.3% | 1,760 78.7% | 23 | 2,236 | R+58.5 |
| Carter | 775 46.0% | 873 51.9% | 35 | 1,683 | R+5.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1920; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+13.7 |
| 2022 | Eric Schmitt (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2018 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+5.8 |
| 2016 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+2.8 |
| 2012 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+15.7 |
| 2010 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+13.6 |
| 2006 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+2.3 |
| 2004 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2000 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1998 | Kit Bond (R) | R+8.9 |
| 1994 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1992 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1988 | John Danforth (R) | R+36.0 |
| 1986 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1982 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1980 | Thomas F. Eagleton (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1976 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1974 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+20.8 |
| 1970 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1968 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1964 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+33.1 |
| 1962 | Edward Long (D) | D+8.9 |
| 1958 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1956 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+12.8 |
| 1952 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1950 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1946 | James P. Kem (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1944 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1940 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1938 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+21.5 |
| 1934 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1932 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1928 | Roscoe Patterson (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1926 | Harry B. Hawes (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1922 | James A. Reed (D) | D+4.5 |
| 1920 | Selden Spencer (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1916 | James A. Reed (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1914 | William Stone (D) | D+8.8 |