1922 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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1922 U.S. Senate Democratic runoff in Mississippi
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  Sen. Hubert D. Stephens, 1923 (cropped).jpg Senator J.K. Vardaman, 1910 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Hubert D. Stephens James K. Vardaman
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 95,351 86,853
Percentage 52.33% 47.67%

U.S. senator before election

John Sharp Williams
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Hubert D. Stephens
Democratic

The 1922 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Sharp Williams did not run for re-election to a third term in office.

In the Democratic primary to succeed Williams, U.S. Representative Hubert D. Stephens defeated former Senator James K. Vardaman, who had held Mississippi's other Senate seat for one term. The race required a run-off, as neither candidate achieved a majority in the August primary.

Stephens's victory in the September 5 run-off was tantamount to election; he faced only nominal opposition from the Republican and Socialist candidates in the November general election.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • Bell Kearney
  • Hubert D. Stephens, former U.S. Representative from New Albany
  • James K. Vardaman, former U.S. Senator (1913–19) and Governo (1904–08)

Results[]

1922 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James K. Vardaman 74,597 46.95%
Democratic Hubert D. Stephens 65,980 41.53%
Democratic Bell Kearney 18,303 11.52%
Total votes 158,880 100.00%

Runoff[]

1922 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hubert D. Stephens 95,351 52.33%
Democratic James K. Vardaman 86,853 47.67%
Total votes 182,204 100.00%

General election[]

Results[]

1922 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Hubert D. Stephens 63,636 93.21% Decrease6.79
Republican John H. Cook 3,362 4.92% N/A
Socialist Hubert D. Stephens 1,273 1.87% N/A
Total votes 68,271 100.00%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 15, 1922".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - D Runoff Race - Sep 05, 1922".
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 29 Dec 2020.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1946".


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