1920 United States gubernatorial elections
State Incumbent Party Status Opposing Candidates
Arizona Thomas Edward Campbell Republican Re-elected , 54.15% Mit Simms ( Democratic ) 45.85%
Arkansas Charles Hillman Brough Democratic Retired , Democratic victory Thomas C. McRae ( Democratic ) 65.02% Wallace Townsend ( Republican ) 24.38% J. H. Blount ( Negro Independent ) 8.22% Sam Butler ( Socialist ) 2.38%
Colorado Oliver Henry Nelson Shoup Republican Re-elected , 59.55% James M. Collins ( Democratic ) 37.11% William Penn Collins ( Farmer Labor ) 3.35%
Connecticut Marcus H. Holcomb Republican Retired , Republican victory Everett J . Lake ( Republican ) 63.04% Rollin U. Tyler ( Democratic ) 33.25% Charles T. Peach ( Socialist ) 2.77% Edward Pryor ( Socialist Labor ) 0,52% Albert P. Krone ( Farmer Labor ) 0.41%
Delaware John G. Townsend Jr Republican Retired , Republican victory William Denney ( Republican ) 55.23% Andrew J. Lynch ( Democratic ) 43.68% William H. Conner ( Socialist ) 1.09%
Florida Sidney Johnston Catts Prohibition Term-limited , Democratic victory Cary A. Hardee ( Democratic ) 77.94% George E. Gay ( Republican ) 17.93% F. C. Whitaker ( Socialist ) 2.13% W. L. Van Duzer ( White Republican ) 2.00%
Georgia Hugh Dorsey Democratic Term-limited , Democratic victory Thomas W. Hardwick ( Democratic ) 100.00% ( Democratic primary run-off results ) Thomas W. Hardwick 55.25% Clifford M. Walker 44.75%
Idaho David W. Davis Republican Re-elected , 52.97% Ted A. Walters ( Democratic ) 26.93% Sherman D. Fairchild ( Independent ) 20.11%
Illinois Frank Orren Lowden Republican Retired , Republican victory Len Small ( Republican ) 58.87% James Hamilton Lewis ( Democratic ) 34.64% Andrew Lafin ( Socialist ) 2.79% John H. Walker ( Farmer Labor ) 2.68% James H. Woertendyke ( Prohibition ) 0.47% Scattering 0.55%
Indiana James P. Goodrich Republican Term-limited , Republican victory Warren T. McCray ( Republican ) 54.63% Carleton B. McCulloch ( Democratic ) 41.20% Andrew J. Hart ( Socialist ) 1.86% James M. Zion ( Farmer Labor ) 1.33% Charles M. Kroft ( Prohibition ) 0.98%
Iowa William L. Harding Republican Term-limited , Republican victory Nathan E. Kendall ( Republican ) 58.66% Clyde L. Herring ( Democratic ) 38.65% George J. Peck ( Socialist ) 1.56% Mathis Faber ( Farmer Labor ) 1.05% J. Jay Hisel ( Socialist Labor ) 0.09%
Kansas Henry Justin Allen Republican Re-elected , 58.44% Jonathan M. Davis ( Democratic ) 39.27% Roy Stanton ( Socialist ) 2.29%
Maine ( held , 13 September 1920 ) Carl Milliken Republican Defeated in Republican primary , Republican victory Frederic H. Parkhurst ( Republican ) 65.90% Bertrand G. McIntire ( Democratic ) 34.10%
Massachusetts Calvin Coolidge Republican Retired to run for U.S. Vice President , Republican victory Channing H. Cox ( Republican ) 67.02% John Jackson Walsh ( Democratic ) 30.22% Walter S. Hutchins ( Socialist ) 2.09% Patrick Mulligan ( Socialist Labor ) 0.66%
Michigan Albert Sleeper Republican Retired , Republican victory Alex J. Groesbeck ( Republican ) 66.43% Woodbridge Nathan Ferris ( Democratic ) 29.34% Benjamin Blumenberg ( Socialist ) 2.22% J. Jeffries ( Farmer Labor ) 1.12% Faith Johnston ( Prohibition ) 0.66% E. R. Markley ( Socialist Labor ) 0.20% Scattering 0.03%
Minnesota J . A . A. Burnquist Republican Retired , Republican victory J . A. O. Preus ( Republican ) 53.06% Henrik Shipstead ( Independent ) 35.91% Laurence C. Hodgson ( Democratic ) 10.37% Peter J. Sampson ( Socialist ) 0.65%
Missouri Frederick D. Gardner Democratic Term-limited , Republican victory Arthur M. Hyde ( Republican ) 54.25% John M. Atkinson ( Democratic ) 43.64% Marvin M. Aldrich ( Socialist ) 1.46% Herman P. Faris ( Prohibition ) 0.30% Vaughn Hickman ( Farmer Labor ) 0.23% Edward G. Middlecoff ( Socialist Labor ) 0.12%
Montana Sam V. Stewart Democratic Retired , Republican victory Joseph M. Dixon ( Republican ) 59.74% Burton K. Wheeler ( Democratic ) 40.26%
Nebraska Samuel R. McKelvie Republican Re-elected , 40.41% John H. Morehead ( Democratic ) 34.48% Arthur G. Wray ( Non-Partisan League ) 23.51% J. P. Graves ( Prohibition ) 1.60%
New Hampshire John H. Bartlett Republican Retired , Republican victory Albert O . Brown ( Republican ) 59.59% Charles E. Tilton ( Democratic ) 39.72% Frank T. Butler ( Socialist ) 0.69%
Results
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1920, in 35 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 2, 1920 (September 13 in Maine). In Massachusetts, the governor was elected to a two-year term for the first time, instead of a one-year term.