United States Senate elections, 1922

United States Senate elections, 1922

1920 ← November 7, 1922 → 1924

36 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Henry Cabot Lodge Joseph Robinson Henrik Shipstead Party Republican Democratic Farmer-Labor Leader's seat Massachusetts Arkansas Minnesota Last election 59 seats 37 seats 0 seats Seats before 59 36 0 Seats won 53 42 1 Seat change 6 6 1

Republican holds   Republican gains   Democratic holds   Democratic gains   Farmer-Labor gains

Majority Leader before election Henry Cabot Lodge Republican Elected Majority Leader Henry Cabot Lodge Republican

The United States Senate election of 1922 was an election 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.

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections D D D D D D D V D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Beginning of the next Congress D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R F D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Key:	D = Democratic F = Farmer-Labor R = Republican V = Vacant	Majority divider

Gains and losses

Republicans gained two seats, defeating defeated incumbent Democrats Gilbert M. Hitchcock (Nebraska) and Atlee Pomerene (Ohio).

Democrats took one open seat in Indiana and defeated seven Republican incumbents:

• T. Coleman du Pont (Delaware
• Joseph I. France (Maryland)
• Charles E. Townsend (Michigan)
• Joseph S. Frelinghuysen (New Jersey)
• William M. Calder (New York)
• Miles Poindexter (Washington)
• Howard Sutherland (West Virginia)

In Minnesota, the Farmer-Labor Party gained its first U.S. Senator, when Henrik Shipstead defeated incumbent Republican Frank B. Kellogg.

Complete list of races

All races are for the Class 1 seat, unless otherwise indicated.

State	Incumbent	Party	Result	Candidates
Arizona	Henry F. Ashurst	Democratic	Re-elected	Henry F. Ashurst (Democratic), 65.0% James H. McClintock (Republican), 35.0%
California	Hiram W. Johnson	Republican	Re-elected	Hiram W. Johnson (Republican), 62.2% William J. Pearson (Democratic), 23.8% H. Clay Needham (Independent), 7.8% Upton Sinclair (Socialist), 6.3%
Connecticut	George P. McLean	Republican	Re-elected	George P. McLean (Republican), 52.3% Thomas J. Spellacy (Democratic), 45.5%
Delaware Special	T. Coleman du Pont	Republican	Appointee lost election to finish term Democratic gain	Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (Democratic), 49.7% T. Coleman du Pont (Republican), 49.6%
Delaware General			Appointee lost election to next term Democratic gain	Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (Democratic), 49.8% T. Coleman du Pont (Republican), 49.4%
Florida	Park Trammell	Democratic	Re-elected	Park Trammell (Democratic), 88.0% W. C. Lawson (Independent), 11.7%
Georgia Special: Class 3	Vacant		Vacant after the September 26, 1922 death of Thomas E. Watson (D) Democratic gain	Walter F. George (Democratic), unopposed
Indiana	Harry S. New	Republican	Lost renomination Democratic gain	Samuel M. Ralston (Democratic), 50.9% Albert J. Beveridge (Republican), 47.8%
Iowa	Charles A. Rawson	Republican	Appointee retired Republican hold	Smith W. Brookhart (Republican), 63.1% Clyde L. Herring (Democratic), 36.9%
Maine	Frederick Hale	Republican	Re-elected	Frederick Hale (Republican), 57.5% Oakley C. Curtis (Democratic), 42.5%
Maryland	Joseph I. France	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	William Cabell Bruce (Democratic), 52.6% Joseph I. France (Republican), 45.6%
Massachusetts	Henry Cabot Lodge	Republican	Re-elected	Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican), 47.6% William A. Gaston (Democratic), 46.8%
Michigan	Charles E. Townsend	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Woodbridge N. Ferris (Democratic), 50.6% Charles E. Townsend (Republican), 48.4%
Minnesota	Frank B. Kellogg	Republican	Lost re-election Farmer-Labor gain	Henrik Shipstead (Farmer-Labor), 47.1% Frank B. Kellogg (Republican), 35.0% Anna D. Olesen (Democratic), 17.9%
Mississippi	John S. Williams	Democratic	Retired Democratic hold	Hubert D. Stephens (Democratic), 92.8% John C. Cook (Republican), 5.3%
Missouri	James A. Reed	Democratic	Re-elected	James A. Reed (Democratic), 51.9% R. R. Brewster (Republican), 47.3%
Montana	Henry L. Myers	Democratic	Retired Democratic hold	Burton K. Wheeler (Democratic), 55.4% Carl W. Riddick (Republican), 43.6%
Nebraska	Gilbert M. Hitchcock	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Robert B. Howell (Republican), 56.8% Gilbert M. Hitchcock (Democratic), 38.2%
Nevada	Key Pittman	Democratic	Re-elected	Key Pittman (Democratic), 62.8% Charles S. Chandler (Republican), 37.2%
New Jersey	Joseph S. Frelinghuysen	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Edward I. Edwards (Democratic), 54.9% Joseph S. Frelinghuysen (Republican), 44.1%
New Mexico	Andrieus A. Jones	Democratic	Re-elected	Andrieus A. Jones (Democratic), 55.2% S. B. Davis, Jr. (Republican), 44.1%
New York	William M. Calder	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Royal S. Copeland (Democratic), 52.6% William M. Calder (Republican), 41.0%
North Dakota	Porter J. McCumber	Republican	Lost renomination Republican hold	Lynn J. Frazier (Republican) J. F. T. O'Connor (Democratic)
Ohio	Atlee Pomerene	Democratic	Lost re-election Republican gain	Simeon D. Fess (Republican), 50.9% Atlee Pomerene (Democratic), 47.7%
Pennsylvania Special	David A. Reed	Republican	Appointee elected to finish term	David A. Reed (Republican), 86.1% Rachel C. Robinson (Prohibitionist), 6.0% William J. VanEssen (Socialist), 5.6%
Pennsylvania General			Appointee elected to next term	David A. Reed (Republican), 55.6% Samuel L. Schull (Democratic), 30.1% William J. Burke (Progressive), 8.8%
Pennsylvania Special: Class 3	George W. Pepper	Republican	Appointee elected to finish term	George W. Pepper (Republican), 57.6% Fred B. Kerr (Democratic), 32.9%
Rhode Island	Peter G. Gerry	Democratic	Re-elected	Peter G. Gerry (Democratic), 52.2% R. Livingston Beeckman (Republican), 43.4%
Tennessee	Kenneth D. McKellar	Democratic	Re-elected	Kenneth D. McKellar (Democratic), 68.0% Newell Sanders (Republican), 32.0%
Texas	Charles A. Culberson	Democratic	Lost renomination Democratic hold	Earle B. Mayfield (Democratic), 66.6% George E. B. Peddy (Republican), 33.4%
Utah	William H. King	Democratic	Re-elected	William H. King (Democratic), 48.6% Ernest Bamberger (Republican), 48.2%
Vermont	Caroll S. Page	Republican	Retired Republican hold	Frank L. Greene (Republican), 67.9% William B. Mayo (Democratic), 32.1%
Virginia	Claude A. Swanson	Democratic	Re-elected	Claude A. Swanson (Democratic), 71.9% J. W. McGavock (Republican), 26.5%
Washington	Miles Poindexter	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Clarence C. Dill (Democratic), 44.2% Miles Poindexter (Republican), 43.0% James A. Duncan (Farmer-Labor), 12.0%
West Virginia	Howard Sutherland	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Matthew M. Neely (Democratic), 51.2% Howard Sutherland (Republican), 47.6%
Wisconsin	Robert M. La Follette	Republican	Re-elected	Robert M. La Follette (Republican), 80.6% Jesse J. Hooper (Independent), 16.6%
Wyoming	John B. Kendrick	Democratic	Re-elected	John B. Kendrick (Democratic), 57.3% F. W. Mondell (Republican), 42.7%

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1922