1922 United States Senate election in California

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1922 United States Senate election in California
	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

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.

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%

References

^ "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1922". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ "WILLIAM J. PEARSON FLAYS JOHNSON SENATE RECORD IN ROUSING CAMPAIGN SPEECH". Press Democrat. October 26, 1922. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
^ "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1922". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
^ Thatcher, A.B. (February 27, 1936). "H. Clay Needham". The Newhall Signal and Saugus Enterprise. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
^ "CA US Senate, 1922". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[1] "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1922". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[2] "WILLIAM J. PEARSON FLAYS JOHNSON SENATE RECORD IN ROUSING CAMPAIGN SPEECH". Press Democrat. October 26, 1922. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

[3] "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1922". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[4] Thatcher, A.B. (February 27, 1936). "H. Clay Needham". The Newhall Signal and Saugus Enterprise. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[5] "CA US Senate, 1922". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

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Candidates

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Candidates

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