1922 United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania
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{{About|the elections held in 1922 for Pennsylvania's Class 1 Senate seat|the special election also held that year for Pennsylvania's Class 3 Senate seat|1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1922 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
| country = Pennsylvania
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1916 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
| previous_year = 1916
| next_election = 1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
| next_year = 1928
| election_date = November 7, 1922
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = File:David Aiken Reed.jpg
| nominee1 = David A. Reed
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 802,146
| percentage1 = 55.61%
| image2 = File:3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Samuel E. Shull
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 434,583
| percentage2 = 30.13%
| image3 = File:WilliamJosephBurke (cropped).jpg
| nominee3 = William J. Burke
| party3 = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
| popular_vote3 = 127,180
| percentage3 = 8.82%
| map_image = 1922 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg
| map_size = 260px
| map_caption = County results
Reed: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80-90%}}
Shull: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70–80%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = David A. Reed
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = David A. Reed
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsPA}}
The 1922 United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 7. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David A. Reed, who was appointed in August 1922 to fill the vacancy created by the death of William E. Crow, was elected both to complete the remainder of Crow's term, ending in March 1923, and to a full six-year term in his own right, beginning upon the expiration of Crow's term.{{cite web|title=REED, David Aiken, (1880 - 1953)|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000114|publisher=Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress|access-date=July 5, 2012}}
Background
Incumbent United States Senator Philander C. Knox, who was elected in 1916 for a term set to expire in 1923, died on October 12, 1921. Governor of Pennsylvania William Cameron Sproul appointed State Senator William E. Crow to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to complete Knox's term was scheduled for November 7, 1922, simultaneous with the general election to the next term.
Primary elections were held on May 16.{{cite book|title=Smull's Legislative Handbook and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1921–22|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000019095707|access-date=10 Dec 2022|year=|publisher=Pennsylvania State University|pages=769–75}} Crow was not a candidate in the primary election and died himself on August 2, 1922. Sproul appointed David A. Reed, who by then had been nominated by the Republican Party for both elections, to complete the unexpired term pending the results of the special election.
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- John C. Lowry
- David A. Reed, Pittsburgh attorney and World War I field artillery Major
==Withdrew==
- William J. Burke, U.S. Representative from Pittsburgh (to run in the special election to complete Boies Penrose's term){{cite news|title=Beidleman and Mackey Withdraw|location=Harrisburg, Pa.|date=8 Apr 1922|newspaper=Hanover Evening Sun|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/520608948/|url-access=subscription|access-date=10 Dec 2022|quote=William J. Burke late yesterday decided he would run as a candidate for the Republican nomination for the unexpired term of Senator Boies Penrose against Senator George Wharton Pepper and withdrew the petition he had filed to be a candidate for the full six year term allowing his petition for the Penrose term to stand. The congressman had filed petitions for both nominations. ... Congressman Burke's withdrawal leaves John C. Lowry, of Somerset, the only opponent of Major David A. Reed, of Pittsburgh.}}
=Special primary=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1922 U.S. Senate special Republican primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = David A. Reed
|votes = 817,959
|percentage = 99.94%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 466
|percentage = 0.06%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 818,425
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Regular primary=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1922 U.S. Senate Republican primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = David A. Reed
|votes = 768,590
|percentage = 89.99%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = John C. Lowry
|votes = 85469
|percentage = 10.01%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 854,059
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Special election
=Candidates=
- David A. Reed, Pittsburgh attorney and interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
- Rachel C. Robinson (Prohibition)
- William J. Van Essen (Socialist)
=Results=
{{Election box begin| title=1922 U.S. Senate special election in Pennsylvania (Class I){{cite web|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1922election.pdf|publisher=Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House|access-date=July 9, 2014}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = David A. Reed (inc.)
|votes = 860,483
|percentage = 86.17%
|change = {{increase}}29.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Prohibition Party (United States)
|candidate = Rachel C. Robinson
|votes = 60,390
|percentage = 6.05%
|change = {{increase}}3.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = William J. Van Essen
|votes = 55,703
|percentage = 5.58%
|change = {{increase}}1.82
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Single Tax
|candidate = Thomas J. Davis
|votes = 21,997
|percentage = 2.20%
|change = {{increase}}2.08
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link|
|votes = 287
|percentage = 0.00%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
|votes = 998,860
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Regular election
=Candidates=
- William J. Burke, U.S. Representative from Pittsburgh (representing Pennsylvania at-large) (Progressive)
- David A. Reed, Pittsburgh attorney and interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
- Rachel C. Robinson (Prohibition)
- Charles J. Schoales (Single Tax)
- Charles Sehl (Socialist)
- Samuel E. Shull (Democratic)
=Results=
{{Election box begin | title=1922 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = David A. Reed (inc.)
|votes = 802,146
|percentage = 55.61%
|change = {{decrease}} 0.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Samuel E. Shull
|votes = 434,583
|percentage = 30.13%
|change = {{decrease}} 7.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
|candidate = William J. Burke
|votes = 127,180
|percentage = 8.82%
|change = {{increase}} 8.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Prohibition Party (United States)
|candidate = Rachel C. Robinson
|votes = 41,935
|percentage = 2.91%
|change = {{increase}} 0.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party USA
|candidate = Charles Sehl
|votes = 33,004
|percentage = 2.29%
|change = {{decrease}} 1.47
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Single Tax
|candidate = Charles J. Schoales
|votes = 3,596
|percentage = 0.25%
|change = {{increase}} 0.13
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link|
|votes = 41
|percentage = 0.00%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes= 1,442,485
|percentage = 100.00%}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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