1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The 1922 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican Henry Cabot Lodge was re-elected to a sixth term over Democrat William A. Gaston.
Contents
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Henry Cabot Lodge, incumbent Senator and Senate Majority Leader
- Joseph H. Walker, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Campaign
Walker accused Lodge of having "reactionary" tendencies and not properly representing the Republican Party.[1]
Results
| Republican Primary [2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) | 209,599 | 75.27 | |
| Republican | Joseph H. Walker | 68,848 | 24.78 | |
| Total votes | 278,447 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- William A. Gaston, nominee for governor in 1902 and 1903 and son of former Governor William Gaston
- Dallas Lore Sharp, author and Boston University professor
- John Jackson Walsh, former State Senator and 1920 gubernatorial nominee
- Sherman L. Whipple, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1911 and 1913
Results
| Democratic Primary [3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | William A. Gaston | 88,134 | 51.48 | |
| Democratic | Sherman L. Whipple | 62,847 | 36.81 | |
| Democratic | John Jackson Walsh | 18,571 | 10.84 | |
| Democratic | Dallas Lore Sharp | 1,626 | 0.94 | |
| Total votes | 171,178 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Candidates
- Washington Cook, rubber manufacturer and brother of Alonzo B. Cook (Independent)
- William A. Gaston, nominee for governor in 1902 and 1903 and son of former Governor William Gaston (Democratic)
- Henry Cabot Lodge, incumbent Senator since 1893 (Republican)
- John A. Nicholls (Prohibition Progressive)
- John Weaver Sherman (Socialist)
- William E. Weeks, former Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts (Progressive)
Campaign
Washington Cook ran on a platform that supported the League of Nations, women's suffrage, enforcement of the 18th Amendment, measures to stop the lynching of African-Americans in the south, creation of a national divorce law, and adequate compensation for soldiers.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) | 414,130 | 47.59 |  4.09 |
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| Democratic | William A. Gaston | 406,776 | 46.67 |  1.36 |
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| Prohibition | John A. Nicholls | 24,866 | 2.85 | N/A | |
| Socialist | John Weaver Sherman | 11,678 | 1.34 | 1.67 |
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| Independent | Washington Cook | 7,836 | 0.90 | N/A | |
| Progressive | William E. Weeks | 4,862 | 0.55 | N/A | |
| Total votes | 870,148 | 100.00 | |||
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