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The 1922 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his second term in office.

His greatest challenge came from fellow Republican Charles C. Moore, a citrus and olive rancher.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator
  • Charles C. Moore, businessman and agriculturalist

Results

Primary election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hiram Johnson (incumbent) 313,539 56.71%
Republican Charles C. Moore 239,320 43.29%
Total votes 552,859 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • William J. Pearson, farmer[2]

Results

William J. Pearson was unopposed on the ballot, but some primary voters wrote in Republicans Hiram Johnson or Charles C. Moore.

Primary election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William J. Pearson 85,393 93.00%
Republican Hiram W. Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) 3,760 4.10%
Republican Charles C. Moore (write-in) 2,666 2.90%
Total votes 97,442 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator (Republican)
  • Henry Clay Needham, Los Angeles County Supervisor and businessman[4] (Prohibition)
  • William J. Pearson, farmer (Democratic)
  • Upton Sinclair, journalist and novelist (Socialist)

Results

1922 United States Senate election in California[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Hiram Johnson (incumbent) 564,422 62.17% Increase1.08
Democratic William J. Pearson 215,748 23.76% Decrease5.78
Prohibition Henry Clay Needham 70,748 7.79% Increase3.67
Socialist Upton Sinclair 56,982 6.28% Increase1.03
Total votes 907,900 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1922". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "WILLIAM J. PEARSON FLAYS JOHNSON SENATE RECORD IN ROUSING CAMPAIGN SPEECH". Press Democrat. October 26, 1922. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1922". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Thatcher, A.B. (February 27, 1936). "H. Clay Needham". The Newhall Signal and Saugus Enterprise. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "CA US Senate, 1922". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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