1922 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
November 7, 1922
 
Nominee David A. Reed Samuel E. Shull William J. Burke
Party Republican Democratic Progressive
Popular vote 802,146 434,583 127,180
Percentage 55.61% 30.13% 8.82%
County results*
*Note: This map and the results above are representative of the regular general election, not the special election, the results of which may be found to the left.
U.S. senator before election

David A. Reed
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

David A. Reed
Republican

The 1922 United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania was 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.[1]

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.[2] 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

Withdrew

Special primary

1922 U.S. Senate special Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David A. Reed 817,959 99.94%
Write-in 466 0.06%
Total votes 818,425 100.00%

Regular primary

1922 U.S. Senate Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David A. Reed 768,590 89.99%
Republican John C. Lowry 85,469 10.01%
Total votes 854,059 100.00%

Special election

Candidates

  • David A. Reed, Pittsburgh attorney and interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
  • Rachel C. Robinson (Prohibition)
  • William J. Van Essen (Socialist)

Results

1922 U.S. Senate special election in Pennsylvania (Class I)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David A. Reed (inc.) 860,483 86.17% Increase29.86
Prohibition Rachel C. Robinson 60,390 6.05% Increase3.56
Socialist William J. Van Essen 55,703 5.58% Increase1.82
Single Tax Thomas J. Davis 21,997 2.20% Increase2.08
Write-in 287 0.00% N/A
Total votes 998,860 100.00%

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

1922 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David A. Reed (inc.) 802,146 55.61% Decrease 0.70
Democratic Samuel E. Shull 434,583 30.13% Decrease 7.12
Progressive William J. Burke 127,180 8.82% Increase 8.82
Prohibition Rachel C. Robinson 41,935 2.91% Increase 0.42
Socialist Charles Sehl 33,004 2.29% Decrease 1.47
Single Tax Charles J. Schoales 3,596 0.25% Increase 0.13
Write-in 41 0.00% N/A
Total votes 1,442,485 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "REED, David Aiken, (1880 - 1953)". Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Smull's Legislative Handbook and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1921–22. Pennsylvania State University. pp. 769–75. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Beidleman and Mackey Withdraw". Hanover Evening Sun. Harrisburg, Pa. April 8, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved December 10, 2022. 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.
  4. 1 2 "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
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