1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

none March 2026 September 2023 1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1916 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1916 1926 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts 1926 (special) November 7, 1922 x160px Henry Cabot Lodge c1916.jpg Henry Cabot Lodge Republican Party (United States) 414,130 47.59% File:William A. Gaston (1859-1927) (3571724417) (1).jpg William A. Gaston Democratic Party (United States) 406,776 46.67% 300px County results 300px Municipality results 1 250px Lodge: #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Gaston: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Republican Party (United States) Henry Cabot Lodge Republican Party (United States) The 1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on Tuesday, November 7. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was narrowly re-elected to a sixth term in office over Democrat William A. Gaston. Republican primary Candidates Declared Henry Cabot Lodge, incumbent Senator and Senate Majority Leader Joseph H. Walker, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Campaign Walker accused Lodge of having "reactionary" tendencies and not properly representing the Republican Party.The New York Times 31 July 1922 Five Aspirants Seek Senator Lodge's Senate Seat 11 Results Republican Primary Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections 1922 40 https://archive.org/stream/numberofassessed19211922mass#page/40/mode/2up/ Republican Party (United States) Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) 209,599 75.27% Republican Party (United States) Joseph H. Walker 68,848 24.78% 278,447 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Declared William A. Gaston, nominee for governor in 1902 and 1903 and son of former Governor William Gaston Dallas Lore Sharp, author and Boston University professor John Jackson Walsh, former State Senator and 1920 gubernatorial nominee Sherman L. Whipple, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1911 and 1913 Results Democratic Primary Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections 1922 184 https://archive.org/stream/numberofassessed19211922mass#page/184/mode/2up/ Democratic Party (United States) William A. Gaston 88,134 51.48% Democratic Party (United States) Sherman L. Whipple 62,847 36.81% Democratic Party (United States) John Jackson Walsh 18,571 10.84% Democratic Party (United States) Dallas Lore Sharp 1,626 0.94% 171,178 100.00% General election Candidates Washington Cook, rubber manufacturer and brother of Alonzo B. Cook (Independent) William A. Gaston, nominee for governor in 1902 and 1903 and son of former Governor William Gaston (Democratic) Henry Cabot Lodge, incumbent Senator since 1893 (Republican) John A. Nicholls (Prohibition Progressive) John Weaver Sherman (Socialist) William E. Weeks, former Mayor of Everett (Progressive) Campaign Washington Cook ran on a platform that supported the League of Nations, women's suffrage, enforcement of the 18th Amendment, measures to stop the lynching of African-Americans in the south, creation of a national divorce law, and adequate compensation for soldiers.Washington Cook Out For Lodge's Seat The Boston Daily Globe March 10, 1922 Results United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1922Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections 1922 320 https://archive.org/stream/numberofassessed19211922mass#page/320/mode/2up/ Republican Party (United States) Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) 414,130 47.59% 4.09 Democratic Party (United States) William A. Gaston 406,776 46.67% 1.36 Prohibition Party John A. Nicholls 24,866 2.85% N/A Socialist Party of America John Weaver Sherman 11,678 1.34% 1.67 Independent (politician) Washington Cook 7,836 0.90% N/A Progressive Party (United States, 1912) William E. Weeks 4,862 0.55% N/A 870,148 100.00% References 1922 Massachusetts Category:1922 Massachusetts elections