1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on Tuesday, November 7. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was re-elected to a fifth term in office over Democrat William A. Gaston.

1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1916 November 7, 1922 1926 (special) →
 
Nominee Henry Cabot Lodge William A. Gaston
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 414,130 406,776
Percentage 47.59% 46.67%

Lodge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Gaston:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Senator before election

Henry Cabot Lodge
Republican

Elected Senator

Henry Cabot Lodge
Republican

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Campaign

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Walker accused Lodge of having "reactionary" tendencies and not properly representing the Republican Party.[1]

Results

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Republican Primary [2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) 209,599 75.27%
Republican Joseph H. Walker 68,848 24.78%
Total votes 278,447 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Results

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Democratic Primary [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William A. Gaston 88,134 51.48%
Democratic Sherman L. Whipple 62,847 36.81%
Democratic John Jackson Walsh 18,571 10.84%
Democratic Dallas Lore Sharp 1,626 0.94%
Total votes 171,178 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Campaign

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Washington Cook ran on a platform that supported the League of Nations, women's suffrage, enforcement of the 18th Amendment, measures to stop the lynching of African-Americans in the south, creation of a national divorce law, and adequate compensation for soldiers.[4]

Results

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United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1922[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) 414,130 47.59%  4.09
Democratic William A. Gaston 406,776 46.67%  1.36
Prohibition John A. Nicholls 24,866 2.85% N/A
Socialist John Weaver Sherman 11,678 1.34%  1.67
Independent Washington Cook 7,836 0.90% N/A
Progressive William E. Weeks 4,862 0.55% N/A
Total votes 870,148 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Five Aspirants Seek Senator Lodge's Senate Seat". The New York Times. July 31, 1922. p. 11.
  2. ^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1922). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 40.
  3. ^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1922). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 184.
  4. ^ "Washington Cook Out For Lodge's Seat". The Boston Daily Globe. March 10, 1922.
  5. ^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1922). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 320.