1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1922 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

November 7, 1922 (1922-11-07)

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

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

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

• 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

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

• 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

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

References

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