1922 United States Senate election in Missouri

The 1922 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator James A. Reed was re-elected to a third term over Republican R. R. Brewster.

1922 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1916 November 7, 1922 1928 →

Nominee James A. Reed R.R. Brewster Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 506,264 462,009 Percentage 51.85% 47.32%

Results by county Reed:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Brewster:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election James A. Reed Democratic Elected U.S. Senator James A. Reed Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Breckinridge Long, Third Assistant Secretary of State for Asian Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson administration and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1920
• James A. Reed, incumbent Senator since 1911
• Robert I. Young

Results

1922 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James A. Reed (incumbent)	195,955	49.49%
	Democratic	Breckinridge Long	190,013	47.99%
	Democratic	Robert I. Young	9,979	2.52%
Total votes			395,947	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jesse W. Barrett, Missouri Attorney General
• Sterling P. Bond, Democratic candidate for Senate in 1910
• R. R. Brewster
• John C. McKinley, former Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1905–09)
• David M. Proctor, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1920
• John H. Parker
• William Sacks

Results

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. R. Brewster	89,528	33.44%
	Republican	William Sacks	67,650	25.27%
	Republican	Jesse W. Barrett	39,542	14.77%
	Republican	John C. McKinley	32,124	12.00%
	Republican	David M. Proctor	28,675	10.71%
	Republican	John H. Parker	9,794	3.66%
	Republican	Sterling P. Bond	422	0.16%
Total votes			267,735	100.00%

General election

Results

1922 U.S. Senate election in Missouri^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James A. Reed (incumbent)	506,264	51.85%	1.29
	Republican	R. R. Brewster	462,009	47.32%	0.12
	Socialist	William M. Brandt	7,119	0.73%	1.14
	Socialist Labor	William Wesley Cox	970	0.10%	0.02
Total votes			976,362	100.00%

See also

• 1922 United States Senate elections
• List of United States senators from Missouri