1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

none the special election held for Pennsylvania's Class 3 Senate seat the elections held that year for the Class 1 seat United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1922 March 2026 September 2023 1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1920 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1920 1926 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1926 November 7, 1922 Image:George Wharton Pepper 745bfa7049 o.jpg 150x150px George Pepper Republican Party (United States) 819,507 57.60% File:3x4.svg Frederick B. Kerr Democratic Party (United States) 468,330 32.91% 1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania results map by county.svg 260px County resultsPepper: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Kerr: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator George Pepper Republican Party (United States) George Pepper Republican Party (United States) The 1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1922. Republican senator George Pepper, who had been appointed to the seat by Governor William Sproul following the death of Boies Penrose, was elected to fill the remaining four years on the term to which Penrose had been elected in 1920. Pepper comfortably defeated five other candidates, including Democratic nominee Frederick B. Kerr of Clearfield County.Washington's Eyes On Pennsylvania https://www.nytimes.com/1922/05/16/archives/washingtons-eyes-on-pennsylvania-leaders-wonder-if-reaction-like.html August 8, 2012 The New York Times May 16, 1922 Background Incumbent Senator Boies Penrose, who had been elected in 1920 for a term expiring in 1927, died on December 31, 1921. Governor of Pennsylvania William Cameron Sproul appointed George W. Pepper to fill Penrose's seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election for the remainder of Penrose's term was scheduled for November 7, simultaneous with the general election. Primary elections were held on May 16.Smull's Legislative Handbook and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1921–22 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000019095707 10 Dec 2022 Pennsylvania State University 769–75 Pepper was a candidate to complete the term. Republican primary Candidates William J. Burke, U.S. representative from Pittsburgh (representing Pennsylvania at-large) George W. Pepper, former University of Pennsylvania Law School professor and interim U.S. senator Edward R. Wood, retired Philadelphia businessman Campaign William J. Burke of Pittsburgh, who had previously been running in the regularly scheduled election for Pennsylvania's other Senate seat, entered this race after Penrose died. Results 1922 U.S. Senate special Republican primary George W. Pepper (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 577,534 58.65% William J. Burke Republican Party (US) 336,375 34.16% Edward R. Wood Republican Party (US) 70,727 7.18% 47 0.00% 984,636 100.00% After losing the Republican primary, Burke campaigned as the Progressive nominee in the regularly scheduled election for Pennsylvania's other U.S. Senate seat. General election Candidates Frederick B. Kerr, Clearfield businessman and U.S. Army veteran (Democratic)https://www.newspapers.com/article/163718728/ Col. Frederick B. Kerr The Pittsburgh Post 16 Oct 1922 6 14 Aug 2022 Frank Lewis (Prohibition) George Wharton Pepper, former University of Pennsylvania Law School professor and interim U.S. senatorPEPPER, George Wharton http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000219 The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The United States Congress August 8, 2012 (Republican) James Robinson (Single Tax) Earl Thompson (Progressive) William Van Essen (Socialist) Results General election resultsStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1922election.pdf Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House 9 July 2014 Republican Party (US) George Pepper (incumbent) 819,507 57.60% -2.34% Democratic Party (US) Frederick B. Kerr 468,330 32.91% +5.73% Progressive Party (United States, 1912) Earl Thompson 57,075 4.01% N/A Socialist Party USA William Van Essen 38,440 2.70% -1.08% Prohibition Party Frank Lewis 34,089 2.40% -5.04% Single Tax Party James Robinson 5,356 0.38% +0.26% 59 0.00% N/A 1,422,856 100.00% Republican Party (United States) References Pennsylvania special 1922 special Pennsylvania 1922 special United States Senate 1922 special United States Senate special Pennsylvania 1922