1922 United States Senate election in Washington

Summary

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.

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 44.27% 42.93% 12.00%

County results
Dill:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Poindexter:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Miles Poindexter
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Clarence C. Dill
Democratic

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Frances Cleveland Axtell, former state representative from Bellingham
  • Austin E. Griffiths, former Seattle City Councilman (1910–1913) 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 edit

1922 Republican Senate primary[1]: 9 
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 edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1922 Democratic Senate primary[1]: 13 
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 edit

Candidates edit

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

Results edit

Duncan was unopposed for the Farmer-Labor nomination.

1922 Farmer-Labor Senate primary[1]: 15 
Party Candidate Votes %
Farmer–Labor James A. Duncan 6,817 100.00%
Total votes 6,817 100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

1922 U.S. Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Clarence C. Dill 130,347 44.27%  7.21
Republican Miles Poindexter (incumbent) 126,410 42.93%  12.46
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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the Primary Election Held September 12, 1922 (PDF). Olympia: Washington Secretary of State. 1922. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 5, 2021.