1922 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 1922 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James A. Reed was re-elected to a third term over Republican R. R. Brewster.

1922 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1916 November 7, 1922 1928 →
 
Nominee James A. Reed R.R. Brewster
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 506,264 462,009
Percentage 51.85% 47.32%

Results by county
Reed:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Brewster:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

James A. Reed
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

James A. Reed
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1922 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James A. Reed (incumbent) 195,955 49.49%
Democratic Breckinridge Long 190,013 47.99%
Democratic Robert I. Young 9,979 2.52%
Total votes 395,947 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Jesse W. Barrett, Missouri Attorney General
  • Sterling P. Bond, Democratic candidate for Senate in 1910
  • R. R. Brewster
  • John C. McKinley, former Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1905–09)
  • David M. Proctor, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1920
  • John H. Parker
  • William Sacks

Results

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1922 Republican U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. R. Brewster 89,528 33.44%
Republican William Sacks 67,650 25.27%
Republican Jesse W. Barrett 39,542 14.77%
Republican John C. McKinley 32,124 12.00%
Republican David M. Proctor 28,675 10.71%
Republican John H. Parker 9,794 3.66%
Republican Sterling P. Bond 422 0.16%
Total votes 267,735 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1922 U.S. Senate election in Missouri[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James A. Reed (incumbent) 506,264 51.85%  1.29
Republican R. R. Brewster 462,009 47.32%  0.12
Socialist William M. Brandt 7,119 0.73%  1.14
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 970 0.10%  0.02
Total votes 976,362 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 30, 2020.