1922_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Mexico

1922 United States Senate elections

1922 United States Senate elections

Add article description


The 1922 United States Senate elections were elections that occurred in the middle of Republican President Warren G. Harding's term. The 32 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. With the Republicans divided between conservative and progressive factions, the Democrats gained six net seats from the Republicans while the Farmer–Labor party gained one. The Republicans retained their Senate majority.

Quick Facts 32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

Mid-term vacancies would reduce the Republican majority by a further two seats, with the Democrats and the Farmer Labors picking up another seat each, reducing Republicans to a 51-43-2 majority.

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.

  D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9
D19 D20 D21
Ariz.
Ran
D22
Fla.
Ran
D23
Ga. (sp)
Retired
D24
Miss.
Retired
D25
Mo.
Ran
D26
Mont.
Retired
D27
Neb.
Ran
D28
Nev.
Ran
R59
W.Va.
Ran
R60
Wis.
Ran
D36
Wyo.
Ran
D35
Va.
Ran
D34
Utah
Ran
D33
Texas
Ran
D32
Tenn.
Ran
D31
R.I.
Ran
D30
Ohio
Ran
D29
N.M.
Ran
R58
Wash.
Ran
R57
Vt.
Retired
R56
Pa. (sp cl.3)
Ran
R55
Pa. (reg)
Pa. (sp cl.1)
Ran
R54
N.D.
Ran
R53
N.Y.
Ran
R52
N.J.
Ran
R51
Minn.
Ran
R50
Mich.
Ran
R49
Mass.
Ran
Majority →
R39 R40 R41 R42
Calif.
Ran
R43
Conn.
Ran
R44
Del. (reg)
Del. (sp)
Ran
R45
Ind.
Ran
R46
Iowa (sp)
Retired
R47
Maine
Ran
R48
Md.
Ran
R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R30 R29
R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28
R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8

After the elections

  D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9
D19 D20 D21
Ariz.
Re-elected
D22
Del. (sp)
Del. (reg)
Gain[lower-alpha 2]
D23
Fla.
Re-elected
D24
Ga. (sp)
Hold
D25
Ind.
Gain
D26
Md.
Gain
D27
Mich.
Gain
D28
Miss.
Hold
D38
Utah
Re-elected
D37
Texas
Hold
D36
Tenn.
Re-elected
D35
R.I.
Re-elected
D34
N.Y.
Re-elected
D33
N.M.
Re-elected
D32
N.J.
Gain
D31
Nev.
Hold
D30
Mont.
Hold
D29
Mo.
Re-elected
D39
Va.
Re-elected
D40
Wash.
Gain
D41
W.Va.
Gain
D42
Wyo.
Re-elected
FL1
Minn.
Gain
R53
Wis.
Re-elected
R52
Vt.
Hold
R51
Ohio
Gain
R50
Pa. (sp cl.3)
Elected[lower-alpha 3]
R49
Pa. (sp cl.1)
Pa. (reg)
Elected[lower-alpha 3]
Majority →
R39 R40 R41 R42
Calif.
Re-elected
R43
Conn.
Re-elected
R44
Iowa (sp)
Hold
R45
Maine
Re-elected
R46
Mass.
Re-elected
R47
Neb.
Gain
R48
N.D.
Hold
R38 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R30 R29
R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28
R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8
More information Key ...

Race summaries

Special elections during the 67th Congress

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

More information State, Incumbent ...

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.

More information State, Incumbent ...

Closest races

Fourteen races had a margin of victory under 10%:

More information State, Party of winner ...

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

Arizona

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

California

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Connecticut

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Delaware

There were 2 elections in Delaware.

Delaware (special)

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Delaware (regular)

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Florida

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Georgia (special)

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

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

Indiana

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Iowa (special)

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Maine

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Maryland

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Massachusetts

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Michigan

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Minnesota

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Mississippi

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Missouri

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Montana

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Nebraska

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Nevada

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

New Jersey

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

New Mexico

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

New York

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

North Dakota

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Ohio

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

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.

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Pennsylvania (regular)

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

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.

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

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

Rhode Island

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Tennessee

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Texas

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Charles Culberson ran for re-election to a fifth term, but he lost the Democratic primary.[5] 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.[6] After this failed, Peddy ran as the candidate of the "Independent Democrats."[7] 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.[8] Peddy instead ran as a write-in candidate, but he lost the general election to Mayfield.[9]

More information Party, Candidate ...

Utah

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Vermont

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Virginia

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Washington

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

West Virginia

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Wisconsin

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

Wyoming

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...
More information Party, Candidate ...

See also

Notes

  1. as Republican Conference Chairman and unofficial majority leader
  2. Appointee defeated
  3. Appointee elected

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - ND US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. "Sample Ballot, General Election". The Frontier. November 2, 1922. p. 7.
  4. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 167–169. ISBN 9780836955248.
  5. "CULBERSON ADMITS DEFEAT; Texan Senator Tells Friends to Support Whom They Please". The New York Times. July 27, 1922. p. 4. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. Fleming, Richard T. "Biography, George Edwin Bailey Peddy (1892–1951)". Handbook of Texas. Austin, TX: Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  7. "PARIES JOIN IN TO OPPOSE: George E. B. Peddy Senatorial Nominee by licans and Independent Democrats". St. Louis Post - Dispatch. September 17, 1922. p. 4. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  8. "LANDSLIDE FOR MAYFIELD: PEDDY FACTION LOSES BY OVER 150,000 VOTES". The Austin Statesman. November 8, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved April 28, 2023.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1922_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Mexico, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.