1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa

none March 2026 September 2023 1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 1918 United States Senate election in Iowa 1918 1924 United States Senate election in Iowa 1924 November 7, 1922 File:Smith Wildman Brookhart.jpg 150x150px Smith W. Brookhart Republican Party (United States) 389,751 63.11% File:Clyde Herring (cropped).jpg Clyde Herring Democratic Party (United States) 227,833 36.89% 1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa results map by county.svg 230px County resultsBrookhart: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Herring: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Charles A. Rawson Republican Party (United States) Smith W. Brookhart Republican Party (United States) thumb|230px|Republican primary results by county #e27f7f Brookhart #ffe0ea 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #5bc75b Thorne #c0f0c0 20–30% #aae5aa 30–40% #87de87 40–50% #f9d440 Pickett #aae5aa 30–40% #51C2C2 Francis #7DDDDD 40–50% #ff7644 Sweet #ffac8e 30–40% #ff8e65 40–50% #ff7644 50–60% #973714 80–90% #c0a32f Stanley #f0e6be 30–40% The 1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa took place on November 7, 1922. Republican Smith W. Brookhart was elected to complete the unexpired term of William S. Kenyon, defeating Democrat Clyde Herring. Background Incumbent Republican Senator William S. Kenyon, whose term was not set to expire until 1925, resigned effective February 24, 1922 to accept an appointment by President Harding to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.Kenyon was nominated by President Harding for the federal bench and immediately confirmed by his Senate colleagues on January 31, 1922, but he delayed his resignation from the Senate for over two weeks, mailing it on February 15 and stating that it was effective February 24. Kenyon Resignation on the Way Iowa City Press-Citizen 16 Feb 1922 1 Governor Nathan Kendall appointed Charles A. Rawson to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to complete Kenyon's term was scheduled for November 7, coincident with the general election. Republican primary Candidates Smith W. Brookhart, president of the National Rifle Association and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1920 Leslie E. Francis Charles E. Pickett, former U.S. Representative from Waterloo Burton E. Sweet, U.S. Representative from Waverly Claude M. Stanley Clifford Thorne Results 1922 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=574245 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate - R Primary www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Smith W. Brookhart 133,102 41.13% Republican Party (United States) Clifford Thorne 52,783 16.31% Republican Party (United States) Charles E. Pickett 51,047 15.77% Republican Party (United States) Leslie E. Francis 38,691 11.96% Republican Party (United States) Burton E. Sweet 35,406 10.94% Republican Party (United States) Claude M. Stanley 12,593 3.89% 323,622 100.00% General election Candidates Smith W. Brookhart, president of the National Rifle Association and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1920 (Republican) Clyde Herring, nominee for governor of Iowa in 1920 (Democratic) Results 1922 U.S. Senate special election in Iowahttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262136 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922 www.ourcampaigns.com https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1922election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1923 Republican Party (United States) Smith W. Brookhart 389,751 63.11% Democratic Party (United States) Clyde L. Herring 227,833 36.89% 617,584 100.00% See also 1922 United States Senate elections References 1922 Iowa United States Senate Iowa 1922 Iowa 1922 United States Senate 1922