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The U.S. Senate election, 1922 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of Republican President Warren G. Harding's term. With the Republicans divided between conservative and progressive factions, the Democrats gained five net seats from the Republicans while the Farmer-Labor party gained one. The Republicans retained their Senate majority.
The Republicans defeated Gilbert M. Hitchcock (D-NE) and Atlee Pomerene (D-OH), but the Democrats took one open seat in Indiana and defeated seven Republican incumbents:
Henrik Shipstead (FL-MN) also defeated incumbent Frank B. Kellogg (R-MN).
[edit] Senate contests in 1922
| State |
Incumbent |
Party |
Status |
Opposing Candidates |
| Arizona |
Henry F. Ashurst |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 65.0 - 35.0 |
James H. McClintock (Republican)
|
| California |
Hiram W. Johnson |
Republican |
Re-elected, 62.2 - 23.8 - 7.8 - 6.3 |
William J. Pearson (Democrat)
H. Clay Needham (Independent)
Upton Sinclair (Socialist)
|
| Connecticut |
George P. McLean |
Republican |
Re-elected, 52.3 - 45.5 |
Thomas J. Spellacy (Democrat)
|
| Delaware5 |
T. Coleman du Pont |
Republican |
Defeated, 49.7 - 49.6 |
Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (Democrat)
|
| Delaware6 |
Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 49.8 - 49.4 |
T. Coleman du Pont (Republican)
|
| Florida |
Park Trammell |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 88.0 - 11.7 |
W. C. Lawson (Independent)
|
| Georgia1 |
Thomas E. Watson |
Democrat |
Deceased: Democratic victory, unopposed |
Walter F. George (Democrat)
|
| Indiana |
Harry S. New |
Republican |
Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, 50.9 - 47.8 |
Samuel M. Ralston (Democrat)
Albert J. Beveridge (Republican)
|
| Iowa2 |
Charles A. Rawson |
Republican |
Retired: Republican victory, 63.1 - 36.9 |
Smith W. Brookhart (Republican)
Clyde L. Herring (Democrat)
|
| Maine |
Frederick Hale |
Republican |
Re-elected, 57.5 - 42.5 |
Oakley C. Curtis (Democrat)
|
| Maryland |
Joseph I. France |
Republican |
Defeated, 52.6 - 45.6 |
William Cabell Bruce (Democrat)
|
| Massachusetts |
Henry Cabot Lodge |
Republican |
Re-elected, 47.6 - 46.8 |
William A. Gaston (Democrat)
|
| Michigan |
Charles E. Townsend |
Republican |
Defeated, 50.6 - 48.4 |
Woodbridge N. Ferris (Democrat)
|
| Minnesota |
Frank B. Kellogg |
Republican |
Defeated, 47.1 - 35.0 - 17.9 |
Henrik Shipstead (Farmer-Labor)
Anna D. Olesen (Democrat)
|
| Mississippi |
John S. Williams |
Democrat |
Retired: Democratic victory, 92.8 - 5.3 |
Hubert D. Stephens (Democrat)
John C. Cook (Republican)
|
| Missouri |
James A. Reed |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 51.9 - 47.3 |
R. R. Brewster (Republican)
|
| Montana |
Henry L. Myers |
Democrat |
Retired: Democratic victory, 55.4 - 43.6 |
Burton K. Wheeler (Democrat)
Carl W. Riddick (Republican)
|
| Nebraska |
Gilbert M. Hitchcock |
Democrat |
Defeated, 56.8 - 38.2 |
Robert B. Howell (Republican)
|
| Nevada |
Key Pittman |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 62.8 - 37.2 |
Charles S. Chandler (Republican)
|
| New Jersey |
Joseph S. Freylinghuysen |
Republican |
Defeated, 54.9 - 44.1 |
Edward I. Edwards (Democrat)
|
| New Mexico |
Andrieus A. Jones |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 55.2 - 44.1 |
S. B. Davis, Jr. (Republican)
|
| New York |
William M. Calder |
Republican |
Defeated, 52.6 - 41.0 |
Royal S. Copeland (Democrat)
|
| North Dakota |
Porter J. McCumber |
Republican |
Defeated in primary: Republican victory, 79.6 - 47.7 |
Lynn J. Frazier (Republican)
J. F. T. O'Connor (Democrat)
|
| Ohio |
Atlee Pomerene |
Democrat |
Defeated, 50.9 - 47.7 |
Simeon D. Fess (Republican)
|
| Pennsylvania3, 5 |
David A. Reed |
Republican |
Re-elected, 86.1 - 6.0 - 5.6 |
Rachel C. Robinson (Prohibitionist)
William J. VanEssen (Socialist)
|
| Pennsylvania6 |
David A. Reed |
Republican |
Re-elected, 55.6 - 30.1 - 8.8 |
Samuel L. Schull (Democrat)
William J. Burke (Progressive)
|
| Pennsylvania4 |
George W. Pepper |
Republican |
Re-elected, 57.6 - 32.9 |
Fred B. Kerr (Democrat)
|
| Rhode Island |
Peter G. Gerry |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 52.2 - 43.4 |
R. Livingston Beeckman (Republican)
|
| Tennessee |
Kenneth D. McKellar |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 68.0 - 32.0 |
Newell Sanders (Republican)
|
| Texas |
Charles A. Culberson |
Democrat |
Defeated in primary: Democratic victory, 66.6 - 33.4 |
Earle B. Mayfield (Democrat)
George E. B. Peddy (Republican)
|
| Utah |
William H. King |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 48.6 - 48.2 |
Ernest Bamberger (Republican)
|
| Vermont |
Caroll S. Page |
Republican |
Retired: Republican victory, 67.9 - 32.1 |
Frank L. Greene (Republican)
William B. Mayo (Democrat)
|
| Virginia |
Claude A. Swanson |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 71.9 - 26.5 |
J. W. McGavock (Republican)
|
| Washington |
Miles Poindexter |
Republican |
Defeated, 44.2 - 43.0 - 12.0 |
Clarence C. Dill (Democrat)
James A. Duncan (Farmer-Labor)
|
| West Virginia |
Howard Sutherland |
Republican |
Defeated, 51.2 - 47.6 |
Matthew M. Neely (Democrat)
|
| Wisconsin |
Robert M. La Follette |
Republican |
Re-elected, 80.6 - 16.6 |
Jesse J. Hooper (Independent)
|
| Wyoming |
John B. Kendrick |
Democrat |
Re-elected, 57.3 - 42.7 |
F. W. Mondell (Republican)
|
1 special election held due to death of Thomas E. Watson (D-GA)
2 special election held due to resignation of William S. Kenyon (R-IA), who became a federal judge.
3 special election held due to death of Philander C. Knox (R-PA)
4 special election held due to death of Boies Penrose (R-PA)
5 for term ending March 3, 1923
6for term beginning March 4, 1923
[edit] See also
[edit] Senate composition before and after elections
