The 1922 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Harry Stewart New ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated in the Republican primary by former Republican Senator Albert J. Beveridge. In the general election, Beveridge was defeated by Democratic former Governor of Indiana Samuel M. Ralston.
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County results Ralston: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Beveridge: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Albert Beveridge, former U.S. Senator (1899–1911)
- Harry Stewart New, incumbent Senator since 1917
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert J. Beveridge | 206,165 | 52.77% | |
Republican | Harry Stewart New (incumbent) | 184,505 | 47.23% | |
Total votes | 390,670 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Charles F. Howard
- Samuel M. Ralston, former Governor of Indiana (1913–17)
- Jesse A. Sanders
- Bernard B. Shively
- Daniel W. Simms
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Samuel M. Ralston | 174,623 | 65.32% | |
Democratic | Jesse A. Sanders | 34,027 | 12.73% | |
Democratic | Daniel W. Simms | 24,428 | 9.14% | |
Democratic | Bernard B. Shively | 22,099 | 8.27% | |
Democratic | Charles F. Howard | 12,152 | 4.55% | |
Total votes | 267,329 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Samuel M. Ralston | 558,169 | 50.87% | 4.73 | |
Republican | Albert J. Beveridge | 524,558 | 47.80% | 0.03 | |
Socialist | William Henry | 14,635 | 1.33% | 1.73 | |
Total votes | 1,097,362 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate - R Primary Race - May 02, 1922".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate - D Primary Race - May 02, 1922".
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1923). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1922" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – IN US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com.