1920 Indiana U.S. Senate Election

Indiana · 5 candidates · See every 1920 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1920 Indiana U.S. Senate Election?

James G. Watson won the 1920 Indiana U.S. Senate Election. James G. Watson received 681,854 popular votes (54.57%). The main challenger was Thomas Taggart (41.15%).

See the full head-to-head between Watson and Taggart

Watson +13.4 pts · won by 167,663 votes

James G. Watson RepublicanWINNER54.57%

681,854 votes

Thomas Taggart Democratic41.15%

514,191 votes

Francis M. WamplerSocialist1.87%

23,395 votes

Francis J. DillonFarmer-Labor1.34%

16,804 votes

Culla BayhingerProhibition1.07%

13,323 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.