1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming

1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming

November 7, 1922

Nominee John B. Kendrick Frank W. Mondell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 35,734 26,627 Percentage 57.30% 42.70%

Results by county

U.S. senator before election John B. Kendrick Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John B. Kendrick Democratic

The 1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 7, 1922. First-term Democratic Senator John B. Kendrick ran for re-election to a second term. He was opposed by Republican Congressman Frank W. Mondell, the Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives. Kendrick won re-election by a wide margin, defeating Mondell, despite his long record of representing the state in Congress, with 57% of the vote to Mondell's 43%. Kendrick was also able to increase his margin of victory from 1916, despite Republicans generally doing well in Wyoming in 1922.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John B. Kendrick, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Kendrick (inc.)	12,782	100.00%
Total votes			12,682	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Frank W. Mondell, U.S. Congressman from Wyoming's at-large congressional district

Results

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank W. Mondell	25,055	100.00%
Total votes			25,055	100.00%

General election

Results

1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John B. Kendrick (inc.)	35,734	57.30%	+5.83%
	Republican	Frank W. Mondell	26,627	42.70%	−2.77%
Majority			9,107	14.60%	+8.61%
Turnout			62,361
	Democratic hold