The 1922 United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 7. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
David A. Reed, who was appointed in August 1922 to fill the vacancy created by the death of
William E. Crow, was elected both to complete the remainder of Crow's term, ending in March 1923, and to a full six-year term in his own right, beginning upon the expiration of Crow's term.
Background
Incumbent United States Senator
Philander C. Knox
Philander Chase Knox (May 6, 1853October 12, 1921) was an American lawyer, bank director, statesman and Republican Party politician. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1904 to 1909 and 1917 to 1921. He was the 44th Unit ...
, who was elected in 1916 for a term set to expire in 1923, died on October 12, 1921. Governor of Pennsylvania
William Cameron Sproul
William Cameron Sproul (September 16, 1870 – March 21, 1928) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1897 to 1919 and as the 27th governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 t ...
appointed State Senator
William E. Crow to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to complete Knox's term was scheduled for November 7, 1922, simultaneous with the general election to the next term.
Primary elections were held on May 16.
Crow was not a candidate in the primary election and died himself on August 2, 1922. Sproul appointed
David A. Reed, who by then had been nominated by the Republican Party for both elections, to complete the unexpired term pending the results of the special election.
Republican primary
Candidates
*John C. Lowry
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Withdrew
* William J. Burke, U.S. Representative from Pittsburgh (to run in the special election to complete Boies Penrose's term)
Special primary
Regular primary
Special election
Candidates
* David A. Reed, Pittsburgh attorney and interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
*Rachel C. Robinson (Prohibition)
*William J. Van Essen (Socialist)
Results
Regular election
Candidates
* William J. Burke, U.S. Representative from Pittsburgh (representing Pennsylvania at-large) (Progressive)
* David A. Reed, Pittsburgh attorney and interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
*Rachel C. Robinson (Prohibition)
*Charles J. Schoales (Single Tax)
*Charles Sehl (Socialist)
*Samuel E. Shull (Democratic)
Results
References
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1922
Events
January
* January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes.
* January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
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