1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
	November 7, 1922
	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

John A. McSparran
Robert E. Pattison Jr., son of former Pennsylvania governor Robert E. Pattison

Results

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

George E. Alter, incumbent Pennsylvania attorney general
Frank P. Croft
John Stuchell Fisher, incumbent State Commissioner of Banking
John Clinton Parker
Gifford Pinchot, former chief of the United States Forest Service

Results

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

Gifford Pinchot, former chief of the United States Forest Service^[a]
William Repp

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

Gifford Pinchot, former chief of the United States Forest Service^[b]
Lilith Martin Wilson

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

^ Ran for the Republican Party nomination
^ Ran for the Republican Party nomination

References

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

[2] Ran for the Republican Party nomination

[4] Ran for the Republican Party nomination

[PAManual765-1] Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1921-1922. Harrisburg: J.L.L. Kuhn. 1922. p. 765.

[PAManual766-3] Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1921-1922. Harrisburg: J.L.L. Kuhn. 1922. p. 766.

[5] "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1922". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

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