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1922 United States Senate election in Washington Washington Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg Presidential no 1916 United States Senate election in Washington 1916 1928 United States Senate election in Washington 1928 November 7, 1922 Clarence Cleveland Dill.jpg Clarence Dill Democratic Party (United States) 130,347 44.27% MilesPoindexter.jpg Miles Poindexter Republican Party (United States) 126,410 42.93% James A. Duncan 1920.jpg James A. Duncan Farmer–Labor Party 35,326 12.00% 1922 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 275px County resultsDill: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Poindexter: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator Miles Poindexter Republican Party (US) Clarence C. Dill Democratic Party (US)
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 primaryhttps://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/press_and_research/PreviousElections/Pre2004/Documents/1889.to.1948/1922%20Primary%20Abstract.pdf Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the Primary Election Held September 12, 1922 Washington Secretary of State 1922 Olympia 2022-06-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20170128173206/https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/press_and_research/PreviousElections/Pre2004/Documents/1889.to.1948/1922%20Primary%20Abstract.pdf 28 January 2017 dead9
Miles Poindexter (incumbent)
Republican Party (US)
84,695
43.05%
George B. Lamping
Republican Party (US)
56,189
28.56%
Frances Cleveland Axtell
Republican Party (US)
23,555
11.97%
Austin E. Griffiths
Republican Party (US)
23,257
11.82%
George H. Stevenson
Republican Party (US)
6,637
3.37%
Lee Tittle
Republican Party (US)
2,419
1.23%
196,752
100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Clarence C. Dill, U.S. Representative from Spokane
James Cleveland Longstreet
Lyman Seelye
Results
1922 Democratic Senate primary13
Clarence C. Dill
Democratic Party (US)
10,528
70.23%
James C. Longstreet
Democratic Party (US)
2,633
17.56%
Lyman Seelye
Democratic Party (US)
1,830
12.21%
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 primary15
James A. Duncan
Farmer-Labor Party
6,817
100.00%
6,817
100.00%
General election
Results
1922 U.S. Senate election in WashingtonStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1922 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1922election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 5 Apr 2021
Democratic Party (US)
Clarence C. Dill
130,347
44.27%
7.21
Republican Party (US)
Miles Poindexter (incumbent)
126,410
42.93%
12.46
Farmer-Labor Party
James A. Duncan
35,326
12.00%
N/A
Socialist Labor Party (US)
David Burgess
1,904
0.65%
N/A
Communist Party (US)
Frans Bostrom
482
0.16%
N/A
294,469
100.00%
Democratic Party (US)
Republican Party (US)
See also
1922 United States Senate elections
References
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