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1922 United States Senate election in Arizona

1922 United States Senate election in Arizona

← 1916 November 7, 1922 1928 →
 
Nominee Henry Fountain Ashurst James Harvey McClintock
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 39,722 21,358
Percentage 65.03% 34.97%

County results
Ashurst:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Henry F. Ashurst
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Henry F. Ashurst
Democratic

The 1922 United States Senate elections in Arizona took place on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Henry F. Ashurst ran for reelection to a third term, defeating Republican nominee James Harvey McClintock in the general election by a wide margin.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 12, 1922.

Democratic primary

Candidate

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry F. Ashurst 30,408 100.00
Total votes 30,408

Republican primary

Candidates

  • James P. Boyle

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James P. Boyle 839 100.00
Total votes 839

Boyle resigned. The Republican State Central Committee selected James Harvey McClintock, State Historian to fill the vacancy.[2]

General election

United States Senate election in Arizona, 1922[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry F. Ashurst (incumbent) 39,722 65.03% +9.67%
Republican James Harvey McClintock 21,358 34.97% −4.43%
Majority 18,364 30.06% +14.10%
Turnout 61,080
Democratic hold Swing

See also

Biography

References