1922 United States Senate election in Delaware

The 1922 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 7, 1922. This election pitted Delaware's two most powerful families, the Republican du Ponts and the Democratic Bayards, against each other.

1922 United States Senate election in Delaware

← 1916 November 7, 1922 1928 →
 
Nominee Thomas F. Bayard Jr. T. Coleman du Pont
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 37,304 36,979
Percentage 49.81% 49.38%

County results
Bayard:      50-60%
Pont:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election

T. Coleman du Pont
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thomas F. Bayard Jr.
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic senator Josiah O. Wolcott resigned on July 2, 1921, to accept an appointment as Chancellor of Delaware. Governor William D. Denney appointed businessman and Republican National Committeeman T. Coleman du Pont to fill the vacancy until a successor could be duly elected. Democrat Thomas F. Bayard Jr. narrowly won both the special election to complete Wolcott's term and the regularly scheduled election, both held on November 7. Because Bayard won both elections on the same day, he became a two-term senator, with his second term beginning March 4, 1923.

Bayard became the fifth and last member of his dynastic family to ever serve in the U.S Senate. du Pont would later be elected to Delaware's other Senate seat and served alongside his counterpart Bayard from 1925 to 1928.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1922 U.S. Senate election in Delaware[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas F. Bayard Jr. 37,304 49.81%  0.14
Republican T. Coleman du Pont (incumbent) 36,979 49.38%  4.61
Forward Frank Stephens 608 0.81% N/A
Total votes 74,891 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Special election

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1922 U.S. Senate special election in Delaware[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas F. Bayard Jr. 36,954 49.65%
Republican T. Coleman du Pont (incumbent) 36,894 49.57%
Forward Frank Stephens 581 0.78%
Total votes 74,429 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. p. 2.