1920 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

Missouri · 4 candidates · See every 1920 U.S. House race

Who won the 1920 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election?

Edgar Ellis won the 1920 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Edgar Ellis received 79,075 popular votes (50.11%). The main challenger was William Bland (49.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Ellis and Bland

Ellis +0.8 pts · won by 1,282 votes

Edgar Ellis RepublicanWINNER50.11%

79,075 votes

William Bland Democratic49.3%

77,793 votes

E D Hodgessocialist0.31%

494 votes

Brownunknown0.21%

336 votes

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

Data last verified July 28, 2026.