1922 United States Senate election in California

The 1922 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his second term in office.

1922 United States Senate election in California

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Nominee Hiram Johnson William J. Pearson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 564,422 215,748 Percentage 62.17% 23.76%   Nominee Henry Clay Needham Upton Sinclair Party Prohibition Socialist Popular vote 70,748 56,982 Percentage 7.79% 6.28%

County results Johnson:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Hiram Johnson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson Republican

His greatest challenge came from fellow Republican Charles C. Moore, a citrus and olive rancher.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator
• Charles C. Moore, businessman and agriculturalist

Results

Primary election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson (incumbent)	313,539	56.71%
	Republican	Charles C. Moore	239,320	43.29%
Total votes			552,859	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William J. Pearson, farmer^[2]

Results

William J. Pearson was unopposed on the ballot, but some primary voters wrote in Republicans Hiram Johnson or Charles C. Moore.

Primary election results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Pearson	85,393	93.00%
	Republican	Hiram W. Johnson (incumbent) (write-in)	3,760	4.10%
	Republican	Charles C. Moore (write-in)	2,666	2.90%
Total votes			97,442	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator (Republican)
• Henry Clay Needham, Los Angeles County Supervisor and businessman^[4] (Prohibition)
• William J. Pearson, farmer (Democratic)
• Upton Sinclair, journalist and novelist (Socialist)

Results

1922 United States Senate election in California^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson (incumbent)	564,422	62.17%	1.08
	Democratic	William J. Pearson	215,748	23.76%	5.78
	Prohibition	Henry Clay Needham	70,748	7.79%	3.67
	Socialist	Upton Sinclair	56,982	6.28%	1.03
Total votes			907,900	100.00%

See also

• 1922 United States Senate elections