1922 United States Senate election in Missouri

1922 United States Senate election in Missouri

November 7, 1922

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

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Breckinridge Long, Third Assistant Secretary of State for Asian Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson administration and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1920
• James A. Reed, incumbent Senator since 1911
• Robert I. Young

Results

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

Candidates

• 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

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

Results

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

• 1922 United States Senate elections
• List of United States senators from Missouri

References

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.