1922 United States Senate election in Indiana

1922 United States Senate election in Indiana

←  1916 November 7, 1922 1926 (special)  →

Nominee Samuel Ralston Albert Beveridge Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 558,169 524,558 Percentage 50.87% 47.80%

County results Ralston:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Beveridge:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election Harry Stewart New Republican Elected U.S. Senator Samuel M. Ralston Democratic

The 1922 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Harry Stewart New ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated in the Republican primary by former Republican Senator Albert J. Beveridge who was seeking a comeback. In the general election, Beveridge was defeated by Democratic former Governor of Indiana Samuel M. Ralston. Ralston would not serve in the Senate for long and he would pass away in 1925.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Albert Beveridge, former U.S. Senator (1899–1911)
• Harry Stewart New, incumbent Senator since 1917

Results

1922 Republican Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albert J. Beveridge	206,165	52.77%
	Republican	Harry Stewart New (incumbent)	184,505	47.23%
Total votes			390,670	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Charles F. Howard
• Samuel M. Ralston, former Governor of Indiana (1913–17)
• Jesse A. Sanders
• Bernard B. Shively
• Daniel W. Simms

Results

1922 Democratic Senate primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel M. Ralston	174,623	65.32%
	Democratic	Jesse A. Sanders	34,027	12.73%
	Democratic	Daniel W. Simms	24,428	9.14%
	Democratic	Bernard B. Shively	22,099	8.27%
	Democratic	Charles F. Howard	12,152	4.55%
Total votes			267,329	100.00%

General election

Results

1922 U.S. Senate election in Indiana ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Samuel M. Ralston	558,169	50.87%	4.73
	Republican	Albert J. Beveridge	524,558	47.80%	0.03
	Socialist	William Henry	14,635	1.33%	1.73
Total votes			1,097,362	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1922 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate - R Primary Race - May 02, 1922".
2. "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate - D Primary Race - May 02, 1922".
3. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1923). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1922" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
4. "Our Campaigns – IN US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com.