1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa

1922 United States Senate special election in Iowa

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Nominee Smith W. Brookhart Clyde Herring Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 389,751 227,833 Percentage 63.11% 36.89%

County results Brookhart:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Herring:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Charles A. Rawson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Smith W. Brookhart Republican

Republican primary results by county

  Brookhart

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Thorne

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%

  Pickett

•   30–40%

  Francis

•   40–50%

  Sweet

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   80–90%

  Stanley

•   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. ^[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 primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Smith W. Brookhart	133,102	41.13%
	Republican	Clifford Thorne	52,783	16.31%
	Republican	Charles E. Pickett	51,047	15.77%
	Republican	Leslie E. Francis	38,691	11.96%
	Republican	Burton E. Sweet	35,406	10.94%
	Republican	Claude M. Stanley	12,593	3.89%
Total votes			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 Iowa ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Smith W. Brookhart	389,751	63.11%
	Democratic	Clyde L. Herring	227,833	36.89%
Total votes			617,584	100.00%

See also

• 1922 United States Senate elections

References

1. 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. February 16, 1922. p. 1.
2. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate - R Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1923). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.