The 1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on Tuesday, November 7. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was narrowly re-elected to a fifth term in office over Democrat William A. Gaston.
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Lodge: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Gaston: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Henry Cabot Lodge, incumbent Senator and Senate Majority Leader
- Joseph H. Walker, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Campaign
editWalker accused Lodge of having "reactionary" tendencies and not properly representing the Republican Party.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) | 209,599 | 75.27% | |
| Republican | Joseph H. Walker | 68,848 | 24.78% | |
| Total votes | 278,447 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- William A. Gaston, nominee for governor in 1902 and 1903 and son of former Governor William Gaston
- Dallas Lore Sharp, author and Boston University professor
- John Jackson Walsh, former State Senator and 1920 gubernatorial nominee
- Sherman L. Whipple, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1911 and 1913
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William A. Gaston | 88,134 | 51.48% | |
| Democratic | Sherman L. Whipple | 62,847 | 36.81% | |
| Democratic | John Jackson Walsh | 18,571 | 10.84% | |
| Democratic | Dallas Lore Sharp | 1,626 | 0.94% | |
| Total votes | 171,178 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Washington Cook, rubber manufacturer and brother of Alonzo B. Cook (Independent)
- William A. Gaston, nominee for governor in 1902 and 1903 and son of former Governor William Gaston (Democratic)
- Henry Cabot Lodge, incumbent Senator since 1893 (Republican)
- John A. Nicholls (Prohibition Progressive)
- John Weaver Sherman (Socialist)
- William E. Weeks, former Mayor of Everett (Progressive)
Campaign
editWashington Cook ran on a platform that supported the League of Nations, women's suffrage, enforcement of the 18th Amendment, measures to stop the lynching of African-Americans in the south, creation of a national divorce law, and adequate compensation for soldiers.[4]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) | 414,130 | 47.59% |  4.09
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| Democratic | William A. Gaston | 406,776 | 46.67% |  1.36
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| Prohibition | John A. Nicholls | 24,866 | 2.85% | N/A | |
| Socialist | John Weaver Sherman | 11,678 | 1.34% | 1.67
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| Independent | Washington Cook | 7,836 | 0.90% | N/A | |
| Progressive | William E. Weeks | 4,862 | 0.55% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 870,148 | 100.00% | |||
References
edit- ^ "Five Aspirants Seek Senator Lodge's Senate Seat". The New York Times. July 31, 1922. p. 11.
- ^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1922). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 40.
- ^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1922). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 184.
- ^ "Washington Cook Out For Lodge's Seat". The Boston Daily Globe. March 10, 1922.
- ^ Office of the Secretary of Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1922). Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. p. 320.
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