1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming
November 7, 1922
 
Nominee John B. Kendrick Frank W. Mondell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 35,734 26,627
Percentage 57.30% 42.70%
U.S. senator before election

John B. Kendrick
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

John B. Kendrick
Democratic

The 1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 7, 1922. First-term Democratic Senator John B. Kendrick ran for re-election to a second term. He was opposed by Republican Congressman Frank W. Mondell, the Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. Kendrick won re-election by a wide margin, defeating Mondell, despite his long record of representing the state in Congress, with 57% of the vote to Mondell's 43%. Kendrick was also able to increase his margin of victory from 1916, despite Republicans generally doing well in Wyoming in 1922.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John B. Kendrick (inc.) 12,782 100.00%
Total votes 12,682 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank W. Mondell 25,055 100.00%
Total votes 25,055 100.00%

General election

Results

1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John B. Kendrick (inc.) 35,734 57.30% +5.83%
Republican Frank W. Mondell 26,627 42.70% -2.77%
Majority 9,107 14.60% +8.61%
Turnout 62,361
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lucas, Frank E. (1923). 1923 Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Returns for 1922. Cheyenne, Wyo.: Wyoming Labor Journal. pp. 38–41.
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