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United States Senate elections, 1922

United States Senate elections, 1922 and 1923
United States
← 1920 / 1921 November 7, 1922 1924 / 1925 →

32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate
(as well as special elections)

49 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Henry Cabot Lodge c1916.jpg Joseph T. Robinson cropped.jpg
Leader Henry Cabot Lodge
(Unofficial)
Joseph Robinson
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Massachusetts Arkansas
Seats before 60 36
Seats after 53 42
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 6
Seats up 17 15
Races won 10 21

  Third party
 
Party Farmer–Labor
Seats before 0
Seats after 1
Seat change Increase 1
Seats up Steady
Races won 1

US 1922 senate election map.svg
Results including special elections
     Democratic gains      Democratic holds
     Republican gains      Republican holds
     Farmer–Labor gains      Farmer–Labor holds

Majority Leader (unofficial) before election

Henry Cabot Lodge
Republican

Elected Majority Leader (unofficial)

Henry Cabot Lodge
Republican


Henry Cabot Lodge
Republican

Henry Cabot Lodge
Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1922 and 1923 were elections that occurred in the middle of Republican President Warren G. Harding's term. With the Republicans divided between conservative and progressive factions, the Democrats gained six net seats from the Republicans while the Farmer-Labor party gained one. The Republicans retained their Senate majority.

Republicans gained two seats, defeating defeated incumbent Democrats Gilbert M. Hitchcock (Nebraska) and Atlee Pomerene (Ohio).

Democrats took one open seat in Indiana and defeated seven Republican incumbents:

In Minnesota, the Farmer-Labor Party gained its first U.S. Senator, when Henrik Shipstead defeated incumbent Republican Frank B. Kellogg.

At the beginning of 1922.

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1922 or before March 4, 1923; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1923; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

In these special elections, the winners were seated after March 4, 1923.


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