1922 Texas gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Texas

1922 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1920 7 November 1922 1924 →
 
Nominee Pat Morris Neff William Hawley Atwell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 334,199 73,327
Percentage 82.0% 18.0%

Governor before election

Pat Morris Neff
Democratic

Elected Governor

Pat Morris Neff
Democratic

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The 1922 Texas gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1922 in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Morris Neff won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican candidate William Hawley Atwell in a landslide.[1]

Democratic primary

Governor Neff won in the Democratic party against three different challengers relatively comfortably, and narrowly avoided a runoff.[2]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Morris Neff (incumbent) 318,000 53.90
Democratic Fred S. Rogers 195,941 33.21
Democratic Harry T. Warner 57,671 9.78
Democratic W. W. "Cap" King 18,368 3.11
Total votes 589,980 100.00

General election

On election day, 7 November 1922, Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Pat Morris Neff won the election by a margin of 260,872 votes against his opponent Republican nominee William Hawley Atwell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor.[3] He was sworn in for his second term on January 20, 1923.

Results

Texas gubernatorial election, 1924
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Morris Neff (incumbent) 334,199 82.01
Republican William Hawley Atwell 73,327 17.99
Total votes 407,526 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Election of Texas Governors, 1900-1948 | TX Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - TX Governor - D Primary Race - Jul 22, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - TX Governor Race - Nov 07, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
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