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 County results Pepper: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Kerr: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1922 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on November 7, 1922. IncumbentRepublican SenatorGeorge Pepper, who had been appointed to the seat byGovernorWilliam Sproul following the death ofBoies Penrose, was elected to fill the remaining four years on the term to which Penrose had been elected in1920. Pepper comfortably defeated five other candidates, including Democratic nomineeFrederick B. Kerr ofClearfield County.[1]
Incumbent SenatorBoies Penrose, who had been elected in 1920 for a term expiring in 1927, died on December 31, 1921. Governor of PennsylvaniaWilliam Cameron Sproul appointedGeorge W. Pepper to fill Penrose's seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election for the remainder of Penrose's term was scheduled for November 7, simultaneous with the general election.
Primary elections were held on May 16.[2] Pepper was a candidate to complete the term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George W. Pepper (inc.) | 577,534 | 58.65% | |
| Republican | William J. Burke | 336,375 | 34.16% | |
| Republican | Edward R. Wood | 70,727 | 7.18% | |
| Write-in | 47 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 984,636 | 100.00% | ||
After losing the Republican primary, Burke campaigned as the Progressive nominee inthe regularly scheduled election for Pennsylvania's other U.S. Senate seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Pepper (incumbent) | 819,507 | 57.60% | −2.34% | |
| Democratic | Frederick B. Kerr | 468,330 | 32.91% | +5.73% | |
| Progressive | Earl Thompson | 57,075 | 4.01% | N/A | |
| Socialist | William Van Essen | 38,440 | 2.70% | −1.08% | |
| Prohibition | Frank Lewis | 34,089 | 2.40% | −5.04% | |
| Single Tax | James Robinson | 5,356 | 0.38% | +0.26% | |
| N/A | Other | 59 | 0.00% | N/A | |
