1922 United States Senate election in Nebraska

none March 2026 February 2025 1922 United States Senate election in Nebraska Nebraska Presidential no 1916 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1916 1928 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1928 November 7, 1922 150x150px File:Robt. B. Howell LCCN2014715408 (cropped).jpg Robert B. Howell Republican Party (United States) 220,350 56.84% File:HITCHCOCK, G.M. HONORABLE LCCN2016857525 (cropped).jpg Gilbert Hitchcock Democratic Party (United States) 148,265 38.24% 1922 United States Senate election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHowell: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Hitchcock: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Gilbert Hitchcock Democratic Party (United States) Robert B. Howell Republican Party (United States) The 1922 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged in the general election by Republican Robert B. Howell, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Utilities District. Despite nationwide Democratic gains in the Senate, Hitchcock was defeated by Howell in a landslide. Republican primary Candidates Robert B. Howell, Chair of the Metropolitan Utilities District Albert W. Jefferis, U.S. Representative from NE 2 Clarence A. Davis, Attorney General of NebraskaWho's Who in the State Primaries Omaha Daily News July 14, 1922 1, 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-omaha-daily-news/166469897/ February 22, 2025 C. H. Gustafson, President of the United States Grain Growers Frank John John O. Yeiser, former State Representative Results Republican primary resultsAmsberry Darius M. Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board: State Primary Election Held July 18, 1922 1922 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1922prim.pdf Robert B. Howell Republican Party (United States) 40,254 34.02% Albert W. Jefferis Republican Party (United States) 25,925 21.91% Clarence A. Davis Republican Party (United States) 25,534 21.58% C. H. Gustafson Republican Party (United States) 18,516 15.65% Frank John Republican Party (United States) 4,622 3.91% John O. Yeiser Republican Party (United States) 3,450 2.92% Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 27 0.02% 118,428 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Gilbert M. Hitchcock, incumbent U.S. Senator J. O. Shreyer, former Director of the Nebraska Farmers' Union Anthony T. Monahan, member of the Nebraska Live Stock Commission Results Democratic primary results Gilbert M. Hitchcock (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 46,752 63.18% J. O. Shreyer Democratic Party (United States) 17,045 23.03% Anthony T. Monahan Democratic Party (United States) 10,134 13.69% Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 68 0.09% 74,000 100.00% Progressive primary Candidates Arthur G. Wray, former Mayor of York Anson H. Bigelow, union attorney Results Progressive primary results Arthur G. Wray Progressive Party (United States, 1924–1934) 5,823 72.25% Anson H. Bigelow Progressive Party (United States, 1924–1934) 2,215 27.48% Scattering Progressive Party (United States, 1924–1934) 21 0.26% 8,059 100.00% After winning the primary, Wray withdrew from the race and endorsed Howell, declaring, "It would be morally wrong for me, or any other man, to divide the progressive vote and contribute in the least degree to the re-election of the reactionary, Hitchcock."Wray Withdraws From Race for U. S. Senator Omaha World-Herald September 26, 1922 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166471042/ February 22, 2025 General election 1922 United States Senate election in NebraskaPool Charles W. Tabulated Report of the General Election held Nov. 7, 1922 1922 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1922gen.pdf Republican Party (United States) Robert B. Howell 220,350 56.84% +10.95% Democratic Party (United States) Gilbert M. Hitchcock (inc.) 148,265 38.24% -11.73% Prohibition Party (United States) James L. Beebe 19,076 4.92% +3.37% 2 0.00% — 72,085 18.59% +14.50% 387,693 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1922 Nebraska United States Senate