1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa
| country = Iowa
| flag_image = Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1918 United States Senate election in Iowa
| previous_year = 1918
| next_election = 1924 United States Senate election in Iowa
| next_year = 1924
| election_date = November 7, 1922
| image1 = File:Smith Wildman Brookhart.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Smith W. Brookhart
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 389,751
| percentage1 = 63.11%
| image2 = File:Clyde Herring (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Clyde Herring
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 227,833
| percentage2 = 36.89%
| map_image = 1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa results map by county.svg
| map_size = 230px
| map_caption = County results
Brookhart: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
Herring: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Charles A. Rawson
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Smith W. Brookhart
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
[[File:1922 United States Senate special Republican primary election in Iowa results map by county.svg|thumb|230px|Republican primary results by county
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| title = {{legend|#e27f7f|Brookhart}}|{{legend|#ffe0ea|20–30%}}|{{legend|#ffc8cd|30–40%}}|{{legend|#ffb2b2|40–50%}}|{{legend|#e27f7f|50–60%}}|{{legend|#d75d5d|60–70%}}|{{legend|#d72f30|70–80%}}}}
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| title = {{legend|#5bc75b|Thorne}}|{{legend|#c0f0c0|20–30%}}|{{legend|#aae5aa|30–40%}}|{{legend|#87de87|40–50%}}}}
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| title = {{legend|#f9d440|Pickett}}|{{legend|#aae5aa|30–40%}}}}
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| title = {{legend|#51C2C2|Francis}}|{{legend|#7DDDDD|40–50%}}}}
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| title = {{legend|#ff7644|Sweet}}|{{legend|#ffac8e|30–40%}}|{{legend|#ff8e65|40–50%}}|{{legend|#ff7644|50–60%}}|{{legend|#973714|80–90%}}}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#c0a32f|Stanley}}|{{legend|#f0e6be|30-40%}}}}
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The 1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1922. Republican Smith W. Brookhart was elected to complete the unexpired term of William S. Kenyon, defeating Democrat Clyde Herring.
Background
Incumbent Republican Senator William S. Kenyon, whose term was not set to expire until 1925, resigned effective February 24, 1922 to accept an appointment by President Harding to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.Kenyon was nominated by President Harding for the federal bench and immediately confirmed by his Senate colleagues on January 31, 1922, but he delayed his resignation from the Senate for over two weeks, mailing it on February 15 and stating that it was effective February 24. {{cite news|title=Kenyon Resignation on the Way|work=Iowa City Press-Citizen|date=16 Feb 1922|p=1}} Governor Nathan Kendall appointed Charles A. Rawson to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected.
The special election to complete Kenyon's term was scheduled for November 7, coincident with the general election.
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- Smith W. Brookhart, president of the National Rifle Association and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1920
- Leslie E. Francis
- Charles E. Pickett, former U.S. Representative from Waterloo
- Burton E. Sweet, U.S. Representative from Waverly
- Claude M. Stanley
- Clifford Thorne
=Results=
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| title=1922 Republican U.S. Senate primary{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=574245|title=Our Campaigns - IA US Senate - R Primary|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Smith W. Brookhart
| votes = 133,102
| percentage = 41.13%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Clifford Thorne
| votes = 52,783
| percentage = 16.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Charles E. Pickett
| votes = 51,047
| percentage = 15.77%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Leslie E. Francis
| votes = 38,691
| percentage = 11.96%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Burton E. Sweet
| votes = 35,406
| percentage = 10.94%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Claude M. Stanley
| votes = 12,593
| percentage = 3.89%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 323,622
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
= Candidates =
- Smith W. Brookhart, president of the National Rifle Association and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1920 (Republican)
- Clyde Herring, nominee for governor of Iowa in 1920 (Democratic)
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title=1922 U.S. Senate special election in Iowa{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262136|title=Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}{{Cite web | url= http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1922election.pdf | title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922 | author=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives | publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office | year=1923}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Smith W. Brookhart
| votes = 389,751
| percentage = 63.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Clyde L. Herring
| votes = 227,833
| percentage = 36.89%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 617,584
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{1922 United States elections}}