1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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Nominee Gifford Pinchot John A. McSparran
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote831,696581,625
Percentage56.79%39.71%
1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

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Democratic primary results
  McSparran
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   90%-100%
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1922 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John A. McSparran 151,087 67.60
Democratic Robert E. Pattison Jr.72,42332.40
Total votes223,510 100.00

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% 1922 Pennsylvania governor Republican primary by county.svg
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gifford Pinchot 511,377 48.79
Republican George E. Alter 502,11847.91
Republican Frank P. Croft16,4841.57
Republican John Stuchell Fisher 9,4310.90
Republican John Clinton Parker8,7020.83
Total votes1,048,112 100.00

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Prohibition primary election, 1922 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Prohibition William Repp 4,931 68.77
Prohibition Gifford Pinchot 1,80725.20
Write-in 4326.03
Total votes7,170 100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Prohibition primary election, 1922 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Socialist Lilith Martin Wilson 601 38.75
Socialist Gifford Pinchot 58137.46
Write-in 36923.79
Total votes1,551 100.00

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1922 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gifford Pinchot 831,696 56.79
Democratic John A. McSparran 581,62539.71
Socialist Lilith Martin Wilson 31,7482.17
Prohibition William Repp14,1510.97
IndustrialistWilliam H. Thomas3,1370.21
Single TaxJohn W. Dix2,2460.15
N/AOthers690.00
Totals1,464,603100.00%

Notes

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

References

  1. 1 2 Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1921-1922. Harrisburg: J.L.L. Kuhn. 1922. p. 765.
  2. 1 2 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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