1922 United States Senate election in Washington

1922 United States Senate election in Washington
	November 7, 1922
	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

Clarence C. Dill, U.S. Representative from Spokane
James Cleveland Longstreet
Lyman Seelye

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%	7.21
	Republican	Miles Poindexter (incumbent)	126,410	42.93%	12.46
	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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[Abstract-1] 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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Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Farmer-Labor primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References