1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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November 7, 1922 (1922-11-07)
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Nominee Gifford Pinchot John A. McSparran
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 831,696 581,625
Percentage 56.79% 39.71%
County results
Pinchot:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
McSparran:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

William Sproul
Republican

Elected Governor

Gifford Pinchot
Republican

The 1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 1922. Incumbent Republican governor William Sproul was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate Gifford Pinchot defeated Democratic candidate John A. McSparran to become Governor of Pennsylvania. John Stuchell Fisher unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results
  McSparran
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   90%-100%
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1922[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. McSparran 151,087 67.60
Democratic Robert E. Pattison Jr. 72,423 32.40
Total votes 223,510 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results
  Pinchot
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  •   90%-100%
  Alter
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1922[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gifford Pinchot 511,377 48.79
Republican George E. Alter 502,118 47.91
Republican Frank P. Croft 16,484 1.57
Republican John Stuchell Fisher 9,431 0.90
Republican John Clinton Parker 8,702 0.83
Total votes 1,048,112 100.00

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Prohibition primary election, 1922[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition William Repp 4,931 68.77
Prohibition Gifford Pinchot 1,807 25.20
Write-in 432 6.03
Total votes 7,170 100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Prohibition primary election, 1922[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Lilith Martin Wilson 601 38.75
Socialist Gifford Pinchot 581 37.46
Write-in 369 23.79
Total votes 1,551 100.00

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1922[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gifford Pinchot 831,696 56.79
Democratic John A. McSparran 581,625 39.71
Socialist Lilith Martin Wilson 31,748 2.17
Prohibition William Repp 14,151 0.97
Industrialist William H. Thomas 3,137 0.21
Single Tax John W. Dix 2,246 0.15
N/A Others 69 0.00
Totals 1,464,603 100.00%

Notes

  1. ^ Ran for the Republican Party nomination
  2. ^ Ran for the Republican Party nomination

References

  1. ^ a b Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1921-1922. Harrisburg: J.L.L. Kuhn. 1922. p. 765.
  2. ^ a b Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1921-1922. Harrisburg: J.L.L. Kuhn. 1922. p. 766.
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1922". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.


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