Election Name: | 1922 United States Senate election in California |
Country: | California |
Flag Image: | Flag of California (1911–1924).pngborder |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1916 United States Senate election in California |
Previous Year: | 1916 |
Next Election: | 1928 United States Senate election in California |
Next Year: | 1928 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1922 |
Image1: | Hiram Johnson 2 (cropped closein 3x4).jpg |
Nominee1: | Hiram Johnson |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 564,422 |
Percentage1: | 62.17% |
Nominee2: | William J. Pearson |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 215,748 |
Percentage2: | 23.76% |
Image4: | Henry Clay Needham Crop.jpg |
Nominee4: | Henry Clay Needham |
Party4: | Prohibition Party (US) |
Popular Vote4: | 70,748 |
Percentage4: | 7.79% |
Image5: | Upton Sinclair 1.jpg |
Nominee5: | Upton Sinclair |
Party5: | Socialist Party USA |
Popular Vote5: | 56,982 |
Percentage5: | 6.28% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Hiram Johnson |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Hiram Johnson |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
William J. Pearson was unopposed on the ballot, but some primary voters wrote in Republicans Hiram Johnson or Charles C. Moore.