1922 United States Senate election in Mississippi

The 1922 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1922. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Sharp Williams did not run for re-election to a third term in office.

1922 U.S. Senate Democratic runoff in Mississippi

September 5, 1922

Nominee Hubert D. Stephens James K. Vardaman Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 95,351 86,853 Percentage 52.33% 47.67%

U.S. senator before election John Sharp Williams Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Hubert D. Stephens Democratic

In the Democratic primary to succeed Williams, U.S. Representative Hubert D. Stephens defeated former Senator James K. Vardaman, who had held Mississippi's other Senate seat for one term. The race required a run-off, as neither candidate achieved a majority in the August primary.

Stephens's victory in the September 5 run-off was tantamount to election; he faced on nominal opposition from the Republican and Socialist candidates in the November general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bell Kearney
• Hubert D. Stephens, former U.S. Representative from New Albany
• James K. Vardaman, former U.S. Senator (1913–19) and Governo (1904–08)

Results

1922 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James K. Vardaman	74,597	46.95%
	Democratic	Hubert D. Stephens	65,980	41.53%
	Democratic	Bell Kearney	18,303	11.52%
Total votes			158,880	100.00%

Runoff

1922 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hubert D. Stephens	95,351	52.33%
	Democratic	James K. Vardaman	86,853	47.67%
Total votes			182,204	100.00%

General election

Results

1922 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hubert D. Stephens	63,636	93.21%	6.79
	Republican	John H. Cook	3,362	4.92%	N/A
	Socialist	Hubert D. Stephens	1,273	1.87%	N/A
Total votes			68,271	100.00%

See also

• 1922 United States Senate elections

References

1. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377233
2. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377234
3. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1922" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 29 Dec 2020.
4. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=100652