1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota

1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota

← 1914 November 2, 1920 1926 (special) →
 
Nominee Edwin F. Ladd H. H. Perry
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 130,614 88,495
Percentage 59.61% 40.39%

County Results
Ladd:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Perry:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Asle Gronna
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Edwin F. Ladd
Republican

The 1920 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Senator Republican Senator Asle Gronna ran for re-election to a third term. However, he was narrowly defeated in the Republican primary by Edwin F. Ladd, the President of the North Dakota Agricultural College, who had been endorsed by the Nonpartisan League.[1] In the general election, Ladd was opposed by H. H. Perry, the Democratic nominee and a Democratic National Committeeman. As Republican presidential nominee Warren G. Harding overwhelmingly won North Dakota over Democratic nominee James M. Cox, Ladd also staked out a wide victory—though his margin of victory was not as large as Harding's.

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