The 1922 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 7, 1922. First-term Democratic Senator

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ran for re-election to a second term. He was opposed by Republican Congressman

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, the

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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

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, despite Republicans generally doing well in Wyoming in 1922.

Democratic primary

Candidates

, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican Primary

Candidates

, U.S. Congressman from Wyoming's at-large congressional district

Results

General election

Results

References

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