1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania
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The 1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican Senator George Pepper, who had been appointed to the seat by Governor William Sproul following the death of Boies Penrose, was elected to fill the remaining four years on the term to which Penrose had been elected in 1920. Pepper comfortably defeated five other candidates, including Democratic nominee Fred Kerr of Clearfield County.[1]
Major candidates
Democratic
- Fred Kerr
Republican
- George Pepper, incumbent Senator and lecturer[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Pepper | 819,507 | 57.6% | ||
| Democratic | Fred Kerr | 468,330 | 32.9% | ||
| Progressive | Earl Thompson | 57,075 | 4.1% | ||
| Socialist | William Van Essen | 38,440 | 2.7% | ||
| Prohibition | Frank Lewis | 34,089 | 2.4% | ||
| Single Tax | James Robinson | 5,356 | 0.4% | ||
| N/A | Other | 59 | 0.0% | ||
References
- ^ "Washington's Eyes On Pennsylvania". The New York Times. May 16, 1922. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "PEPPER, George Wharton". The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. The United States Congress. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved 9 July 2014.