1920 Connecticut Senate election

1920 Connecticut Senate election

← 1918 November 3, 1920 1922 →

All 35 seats in the Connecticut State Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader George W. Klett[1] Charles C. Hemenway [2]
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat District 6 District 2
(lost)
Last election 24 11
Seats won 34 1
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 10
Popular vote 227,033 123,857
Percentage 62.9% 34.3%


President pro tempore of the Senate before election

William H. Heald
Republican

Elected President pro tempore of the Senate

William H. Hall
Republican

The Connecticut Senate election, 1920 was held on November 2, 1920, to elect all 35 Senators to the Connecticut State Senate for the term which began in January 1921 and ended in January 1923. It occurred on the same date as other federal and state elections, including the state's gubernatorial election.

The election saw 34 Republicans win election or re-election, and 1 Democrat win election. 10 seats flipped from Democratic to Republican.

  1. ^ "Women in Small Towns Get voice in Nominations For Assembly, Under Special Act". The Hartford Courant. The Hartford Courant. September 22, 1920. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Governor Awaits Second Vote Before Certifying Suffrage; Soldiers Ask Bonus Referendum". The Hartford Courant. The Hartford Courant. September 22, 1920. Retrieved September 17, 2020.