1922 United States Senate elections

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

One Republican and two Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election. One Republican retired instead of seeking election to finish the unexpired term and one Democrat retired instead of seeking election to finish the unexpired term.

Defeats

Nine Republicans and three Democrats sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election. One Republican sought election to finish the unexpired term and sought election to a full term but lost in both the special election and the regular election.

Post-elections changes

Change in composition

Before the elections

At the beginning of 1922.

After the elections

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Race summaries

Special elections during the 67th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1922; ordered by election date.

Elections leading to the 68th Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1923; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

Closest races

Fourteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:

The tipping point state is Pennsylvania with a margin of 25.5%.

Arizona

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Arizona

Ashurst:

California

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in California

Johnson:

Connecticut

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Connecticut

|County results |220px |Municipality results}} Spellacy:

Delaware

There were 2 elections in Delaware.

Delaware (special)

Main article: 1922 United States Senate special election in Delaware

Delaware (regular)

Bayard: Pont: Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Delaware

Florida

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Florida

Trammell:

Georgia (special)

In the special general election held November 7, 1922, George was unopposed.

Indiana

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Indiana

Ralston:
Beveridge:

Iowa (special)

Brookhart:
Herring: Main article: 1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa

Maine

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Maine

Hale:
Curtis:

Maryland

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Maryland

France:
Bruce:

Massachusetts

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

| [[File:1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts results map by county.svg|300px]] | County results | [[File:1922 United States Senate Election in Massachusetts by Municipality.svg|300px]] | Municipality results}} Gaston:

Michigan

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Michigan

Ferris:
Townsend:

Minnesota

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Minnesota

Shipstead:
Kellogg:
Olesen:

Mississippi

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Mississippi

Missouri

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Missouri

Reed:
Brewster:

Montana

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Montana

Wheeler:

Riddick:

Nebraska

Howell:
Hitchcock:

Nevada

Pittman:

Chandler:

New Jersey

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in New Jersey

Edwards:
Frelinghuysen:

New Mexico

Jones:
Davis:

New York

Main article: 1922 New York state election, 1922 United States Senate election in New York

Copeland:
Calder:

North Dakota

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in North Dakota

Frazier:
O'Connor:

Ohio

Fess:
Pomerene:

Pennsylvania

There were 3 elections in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania (special, class 1)

One-term Republican Philander C. Knox died October 12, 1921, and Republican state senator William E. Crow was appointed October 24, 1921 to continue the term, pending a special election. Crow then died August 2, 1922, and Republican attorney David A. Reed was appointed, also to continue the term, pending a special election. Reed won that election as well as the election to the next term.

Pennsylvania (regular)

Reed:
Shull:

Reed would serve until 1935.

Pennsylvania (special, class 3)

Five-term Republican Boies Penrose died December 31, 1921, and Republican attorney George W. Pepper was appointed January 9, 1922 to continue the term, pending a special election, which he then won.

Pepper:
Kerr:

Pepper would only serve out that term, losing renomination in 1926.

Rhode Island

Tennessee

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Tennessee

Sanders:

Texas

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Texas

(write-in) Mayfield:

Peddy:
No vote:

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Charles Culberson ran for re-election to a fifth term, but he lost the Democratic primary. Railroads Commissioner Earle Bradford Mayfield defeated former Governor Pa Ferguson in the primary runoff. Mayfield won the runoff, but because of his support of the resurgent Ku Klux Klan, anti-Klan activists in the Democratic Party including George Peddy attempted to have him stripped of the nomination. After this failed, Peddy ran as the candidate of the "Independent Democrats." The Texas Republican Party also backed Peddy, but after a lengthy court battle, they were unable to have him included on the general election ballot as their official nominee. Peddy instead ran as a write-in candidate, but he lost the general election to Mayfield.

Utah

King:
Bamberger:

Vermont

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Vermont

Greene:
Mayo:

Virginia

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Virginia

Washington

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Washington

Dill:
Poindexter:

West Virginia

Neely:
Sutherland:

Wisconsin

Main article: 1922 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

La Follette:

Wyoming

Kendrick:
Mondell: No Data/Vote:

Notes

References

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922". Clerk.house.gov.
2. (1922-11-02). "Sample Ballot, General Election". The Frontier.
3. "General Election - November 7, 1922". North Dakota Secretary of State.
4. Heard, Alexander. (1950). "Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949". University of Alabama Press.
5. (July 27, 1922). "CULBERSON ADMITS DEFEAT; Texan Senator Tells Friends to Support Whom They Please.". The New York Times.
6. Fleming, Richard T.. "Biography, George Edwin Bailey Peddy (1892–1951)". Texas State Historical Association.
7. (September 17, 1922). "PARIES JOIN IN TO OPPOSE: George E. B. Peddy Senatorial Nominee by licans and Independent Democrats.". St. Louis Post - Dispatch.
8. (1922-10-24). "KEEP PEDDY'S NAME OFF TEXAS BALLOT; Federal Judges Decline to Order Fusion Senatorial Nominee Placed on Ticket.". [[The New York Times]].
9. (November 8, 1922). "LANDSLIDE FOR MAYFIELD: PEDDY FACTION LOSES BY OVER 150,000 VOTES". The Austin Statesman.