1922 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 1922 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 1922.

1922 United States Senate election in Maryland

November 7, 1922

Nominee William Cabell Bruce Joseph I. France Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 160,947 139,581 Percentage 52.61% 45.63%

U.S. senator before election Joseph I. France Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Cabell Bruce Democratic

Incumbent Republican Senator Joseph I. France ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democrat William Cabell Bruce.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Joseph I. France, incumbent Senator since 1917
• John W. Garrett, former U.S. Minister to Venezuela, Argentina, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg

Results

1922 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph I. France (inc.)	38,587	59.15%
	Republican	John W. Garrett	26,648	40.85%
Total votes			65,235	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William Cabell Bruce, Pultizer Prize-winning historian and candidate for Senate in 1916
• David John Lewis, U.S. Representative from Cumberland and nominee for Senate in 1916
• William I. Norris

Results

1922 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1][3][lower-alpha 1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Cabell Bruce	41,368	48.15%
	Democratic	William I. Norris	26,261	30.57%
	Democratic	David John Lewis	18,283	21.28%
Total votes			85,912	100.00%

General election

Results

1922 U.S. Senate election in Maryland[4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Cabell Bruce	160,947	52.61%	4.99
	Republican	Joseph I. France (inc.)	139,581	45.63%	3.69
	Labor	Robert E. Long	2,909	0.95%	0.45
	Socialist	James L. Smiley	2,026	0.81%	0.41
Total votes			474,067	100.00%

Notes

1. The source appears to indicate that this race utilized instant run-off voting. However, it is not clear from the source material how the second choice votes were applied, if at all.

References

1. "Results" (PDF). msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
2. "MD US Senate - R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
3. "MD US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
4. http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/000001/000134/pdf/am134--188.pdf
5. "MD US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 19 June 2020.