1922 United States Senate election in Washington

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1922 United States Senate election in Washington
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Nominee Clarence Dill Miles Poindexter James A. Duncan
Party Democratic Republican Farmer–Labor
Popular vote 130,347 126,410 35,326
Percentage 44.3% 42.9% 12.0%
U.S. senator before election

Miles Poindexter
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Clarence C. Dill
Democratic

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    The 1922 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican Miles Poindexter ran for a third term in office, but was defeated by Democrat Clarence C. Dill in a three-way race that also featured Farmer-Labor nominee James Duncan.

    Republican primary[]

    Candidates[]

    • Frances Cleveland Axtell, former State Representative from Bellingham
    • Austin E. Griffiths, former Seattle City Councilman (1910–13) and candidate for Mayor in 1916
    • George B. Lamping, State Senator and candidate for Governor in 1920
    • Miles Poindexter, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1911
    • George H. Stevenson
    • Lee Tittle

    Results[]

    1922 Republican Senate primary[1]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Miles Poindexter (incumbent) 84,695 43.05%
    Republican George B. Lamping 56,189 28.56%
    Republican Frances Cleveland Axtell 23,555 11.97%
    Republican Austin E. Griffiths 23,257 11.82%
    Republican George H. Stevenson 6,637 3.37%
    Republican Lee Tittle 2,419 1.23%
    Total votes 196,752 100.00%

    Democratic primary[]

    Candidates[]

    • Clarence C. Dill, U.S. Representative from Spokane
    • James Cleveland Longstreet
    • Lyman Seelye

    Results[]

    1922 Democratic Senate primary[2]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Clarence C. Dill 10,528 70.23%
    Democratic James C. Longstreet 2,633 17.56%
    Democratic Lyman Seelye 1,830 12.21%
    Total votes 14,991 100.00%

    Farmer-Labor primary[]

    Candidates[]

    • James A. Duncan, candidate for U.S. Representative and Mayor of Seattle in 1920

    Results[]

    Duncan was unopposed for the Farmer-Labor nomination.

    1922 Farmer-Labor Senate primary[3]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Farmer–Labor James A. Duncan 6,817 100.00%
    Total votes 6,817 100.00%

    General election[]

    Results[]

    1922 U.S. Senate election in Washington[4]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Clarence C. Dill 130,347 44.27% Increase7.21
    Republican Miles Poindexter (incumbent) 126,410 42.93% Decrease12.46
    Farmer–Labor James A. Duncan 35,326 12.00% N/A
    Socialist Labor David Burgess 1,904 0.65% N/A
    Communist Frans Bostrom 482 0.16% N/A
    Total votes 294,469 100.00%
    Democratic gain from Republican Swing

    See also[]

    References[]

    1. ^ "Our Campaigns - WA US Senate - R Primary Race - Sep 12, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com.
    2. ^ "Our Campaigns - WA US Senate - D Primary - Sep 12, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com.
    3. ^ "Our Campaigns - WA US Senate - F-L Primary - Sep 12, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com.
    4. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 5 Apr 2021.
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