1922 United States Senate election in Washington
November 7, 1922
 
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

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 (1910–1913) 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

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

Candidates

Results

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

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[1]: 15 
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[2]
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. 1 2 3 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.
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