1920 South Dakota Senate election

1920 South Dakota Senate election

November 2, 1920
45 seats in the South Dakota Senate 23 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader C. S. Amsden — — Party Republican Nonpartisan League Democratic Leader since 1915 — — Leader's seat 31st (Grant Co.) — — Last election 43 seats 0 seats 2 seats Seats won 42 2 1 Seat change 1 2 1
Results by party      Republican gain      Republican hold      Democratic gain      Nonpartisan League gain Multi-member districts:      Republican majority
President pro tempore before election C. S. Amsden Republican Elected President pro tempore C. S. Amsden Republican

Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 2, 1920, to elect 45 candidates to the Senate to serve a two-year term in the 17th South Dakota Legislature. Republicans retained their supermajority status in the chamber, holding 42 of the 45 Senate seats in the 17th Legislature.^[1] C. S. Amsden of Grant County was re-elected President pro tempore of the Senate.^[2]

This election took place alongside races for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, state house, and numerous other state and local elections.

See also

• List of South Dakota state legislatures

References