1922 Texas gubernatorial election

1922 Texas gubernatorial election
	November 7, 1922
Governor before election; Pat Morris Neff; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Pat Morris Neff; Democratic

The 1922 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 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, 1922
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

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

[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.

[:0-3] "Our Campaigns - TX Governor Race - Nov 07, 1922". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 27, 2023.

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