1922 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1922 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee George Comings Joseph R. PfiffnerMartin Georgensen
Party Republican Independent Democrat Socialist
Popular vote351,50544,84742,499
Percentage76.56%9.77%9.26%
Lieutenant Governor before election

George Comings
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

George Comings
Republican

The 1922 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1922 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor George Comings defeated Independent Democrat nominee Joseph R. Pfiffner, Socialist nominee Martin Georgensen and Prohibition nominee Ella Tenney Sanford. [1]

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Republican primary

The Republican primary election was held on 5 September 1922. Incumbent lieutenant governor George Comings received a majority of the votes (65.25%) against incumbent Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Riley S. Young, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. [2]

Results

1922 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Comings (incumbent) 296,390 65.25%
Republican Riley S. Young 157,87934.75%
Total votes454,269 100.00%

General election

On election day, 7 November 1922, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor George Comings won re-election by a margin of 306,658 votes against his foremost opponent Independent Democrat nominee Joseph R. Pfiffner, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Comings was sworn in for his second term on 1 January 1923. [3]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1922
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Comings (incumbent) 351,505 76.56
Independent Democrat Joseph R. Pfiffner44,8479.77
Socialist Martin Georgensen42,4999.26
Prohibition Ella Tenney Sanford20,1214.38
Scattering1550.03
Total votes459,127 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. ↑ "Notice of Primary Election". The Wausau Pilot. Wausau, Wisconsin. 10 August 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Wisconsin blue book". library.wisc.edu. 1923. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "1922 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
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