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
editCandidates
edit- Albert Beveridge, former U.S. Senator (1899–1911)
- Harry Stewart New, incumbent Senator since 1917
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editCandidates
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Samuel M. Ralston | 558,169 | 50.87% |  4.73
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| Republican | Albert J. Beveridge | 524,558 | 47.80% | 0.03
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| Socialist | William Henry | 14,635 | 1.33% |  1.73
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| Total votes | 1,097,362 | 100.00% | |||
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See also
editReferences
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.
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