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1920 Pennsylvania U.S. House At-large Election

Pennsylvania · 26 candidates · See every 1920 U.S. House race

Who won the 1920 Pennsylvania U.S. House At-large Election?

Anderson Walters won the 1920 Pennsylvania U.S. House At-large Election. Anderson Walters received 1,140,836 popular votes (16.32%). The main challenger was William Burke (16.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Walters and Burke

Walters +0.1 pts · won by 6,823 votes
Anderson WaltersRepublicanWINNER16.32%
1,140,836 votes
William BurkeRepublicanWINNER16.22%
1,134,013 votes
Mahlon GarlandRepublicanWINNER16.11%
1,126,406 votes
Joseph McLaughlinRepublicanWINNER15.86%
1,108,538 votes
John W BrackenDemocratic6.67%
466,564 votes
M J HanlanDemocratic6.64%
463,866 votes
Wesley W BowmanDemocratic6.57%
459,552 votes
John McDonoughDemocratic6.36%
444,306 votes
Flora J Diefenderferprohibition1.28%
89,683 votes
William Hartprohibition1.23%
85,771 votes
Luther S Kauffmanprohibition1.22%
85,375 votes
Charles J Bauersocialist0.97%
67,596 votes
A M Buckwaltersocialist0.95%
66,628 votes
Warren L Haydensocialist0.94%
65,928 votes
Henry W Schlegelsocialist0.93%
65,058 votes
F E Whittleseyprohibition0.86%
60,278 votes
George T Millerlabor0.36%
25,265 votes
Howard Cessnalabor0.34%
24,062 votes
William A Hagansingle tax0.03%
1,795 votes
Silas A Klinesingle tax0.03%
1,790 votes
Thomas A Kavanaghsingle tax0.03%
1,766 votes
T C Robinsonsingle tax0.02%
1,727 votes
L A Smithindustrialist0.02%
1,197 votes
Frank Kalcecindustrialist0.01%
977 votes
Herman Spittalindustrialist0.01%
810 votes
Joseph Rackindustrialist0.01%
794 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.