1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming

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1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming
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  1916 November 7, 1922 1928  
  KENDRICK, JOHN B. GOVERNOR LCCN2016859134 (cropped).jpg FranklinWMondell.jpg
Nominee John B. Kendrick Frank W. Mondell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote35,73426,627
Percentage57.30%42.70%

1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming results map by county.svg
Results by county

U.S. senator before election

John B. Kendrick
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John B. Kendrick
Democratic

The 1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 7, 1922. First-term Democratic Senator John B. Kendrick ran for re-election to a second term. He was opposed by Republican Congressman Frank W. Mondell, the Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. Kendrick won re-election by a wide margin, defeating Mondell, despite his long record of representing the state in Congress, with 57% of the vote to Mondell's 43%. Kendrick was also able to increase his margin of victory from 1916, despite Republicans generally doing well in Wyoming in 1922.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John B. Kendrick (inc.) 12,782 100.00%
Total votes12,682 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank W. Mondell 25,055 100.00%
Total votes25,055 100.00%

General election

Results

1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John B. Kendrick (inc.) 35,734 57.30% +5.83%
Republican Frank W. Mondell 26,62742.70%−2.77%
Majority9,10714.60%+8.61%
Turnout 62,361
Democratic hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Lucas, Frank E. (1923). 1923 Official Directory of Wyoming and Election Returns for 1922. Cheyenne, Wyo.: Wyoming Labor Journal. pp. 38–41.