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 County results Copeland: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Calder: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1922 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 7, 1922. IncumbentRepublican Senator William Calder ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by DemocratRoyal Copeland.
Despite early opposition from theAnti-Saloon League and other discontents within the state party,[1] some of whom attempted to draftTheodore Roosevelt Jr. orWilliam Hayward as an alternative candidate,[2][3] no candidate materialized and Calder was seen as assured of renomination by August.[3][4]
Calder was renominated at the Republican convention on September 29 along with the entire Republican ticket. His renomination was carried unopposed.[5]
It was suggested during the campaign thatTammany Hall bossCharles F. Murphy might blockAl Smith's third consecutive nomination for Governor, leaving him to accept the nomination for Senate as a compromise.[4] However, Smith carried the gubernatorial nomination unanimously, and the Senate nomination was given unanimously to Dr.Royal S. Copeland, the President of theNew York City Board of Health who had gained attention for his handling of theSpanish flu pandemic.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Royal S. Copeland | 1,276,667 | 52.60% |  13.38 | |
| Republican | William M. Calder (incumbent) | 995,421 | 41.01% |  13.31 | |
| Socialist | Algernon Lee | 117,928 | 4.86% | 0.90 | |
| Prohibition | Coleridge A. Hart | 32,124 | 1.32% | 0.07 | |
| Socialist Labor | Henry Kuhn | 4,993 | 0.21% | 0.05 | |
| Total votes | 2,427,133 | 100.00% | |||
The Wood supporters, it is understood, are preparing to stage a fight in the Republican State convention, and compel the breaking of the slate. To attain the purpose they may project young Roosevelt into the fight as a candidate for the nomination for United States Senator against Senator William M. Calder.
A report that opponents of United States Senator William M. Calder might 'draft' United States Attorney William Hayward... was current in Republican circles yesterday... [I]t is pretty thoroughly understood by now that Senator Calder will be renominated.
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