1922 United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania explained

Election Name:	1922 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Country:	Pennsylvania
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1916 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Previous Year:	1916
Next Election:	1928 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Next Year:	1928
Election Date:	November 7, 1922
Image1:	File:David Aiken Reed.jpg
Nominee1:	David A. Reed
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	802,146
Percentage1:	55.61%
Nominee2:	Samuel E. Shull
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	434,583
Percentage2:	30.13%
Image3:	File:WilliamJosephBurke (cropped).jpg
Nominee3:	William J. Burke
Party3:	Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
Popular Vote3:	127,180
Percentage3:	8.82%
Map Size:	250px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	David A. Reed
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	David A. Reed
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1922 United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 7. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator David A. Reed, who was appointed in August 1922 to fill the vacancy created by the death of William E. Crow, was elected both to complete the remainder of Crow's term, ending in March 1923, and to a full six-year term in his own right, beginning upon the expiration of Crow's term.^[1]

Background

Incumbent United States Senator Philander C. Knox, who was elected in 1916 for a term set to expire in 1923, died on October 12, 1921. Governor of Pennsylvania William Cameron Sproul appointed State Senator William E. Crow to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to complete Knox's term was scheduled for November 7, 1922, simultaneous with the general election to the next term.

Primary elections were held on May 16.^[2] Crow was not a candidate in the primary election and died himself on August 2, 1922. Sproul appointed David A. Reed, who by then had been nominated by the Republican Party for both elections, to complete the unexpired term pending the results of the special election.

Republican primary

Candidates

• John C. Lowry^[2]
• David A. Reed, Pittsburgh attorney and World War I field artillery Major

Withdrew

• William J. Burke, U.S. Representative from Pittsburgh (to run in the special election to complete Boies Penrose's term)^[3]

Regular primary

Special election

Candidates

• David A. Reed, Pittsburgh attorney and interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
• Rachel C. Robinson (Prohibition)
• William J. Van Essen (Socialist)

Results

Regular election

Candidates

• William J. Burke, U.S. Representative from Pittsburgh (representing Pennsylvania at-large) (Progressive)
• David A. Reed, Pittsburgh attorney and interim U.S. Senator (Republican)
• Rachel C. Robinson (Prohibition)
• Charles J. Schoales (Single Tax)
• Charles Sehl (Socialist)
• Samuel E. Shull (Democratic)

Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: REED, David Aiken, (1880 - 1953). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. July 5, 2012.
2. Book: Smull's Legislative Handbook and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania, 1921–22. 10 Dec 2022. Pennsylvania State University. 769–75.
3. News: Beidleman and Mackey Withdraw. Harrisburg, Pa.. 8 Apr 1922. Hanover Evening Sun. 3. subscription. 10 Dec 2022. William J. Burke late yesterday decided he would run as a candidate for the Republican nomination for the unexpired term of Senator Boies Penrose against Senator George Wharton Pepper and withdrew the petition he had filed to be a candidate for the full six year term allowing his petition for the Penrose term to stand. The congressman had filed petitions for both nominations. ... Congressman Burke's withdrawal leaves John C. Lowry, of Somerset, the only opponent of Major David A. Reed, of Pittsburgh..