Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1922

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1922
Pennsylvania
November 7, 1922 (1922-11-07)

 
Candidate Gifford Pinchot John A. McSparran
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 831,696 581,625
Percentage 56.79% 39.71%

County results

Governor before election

William Sproul
Republican

Elected Governor

Gifford Pinchot
Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1922 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.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1922[1]
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%

References

  1. "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1922". Wilkes University. Retrieved 20 December 2012.


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