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1922 California gubernatorial election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1922 California gubernatorial election | |
| country | California | |
| type | presidential | |
| flag_image | Flag of California (1911–1924).pngborder | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1918 California gubernatorial election | |
| previous_year | 1918 | |
| next_election | 1926 California gubernatorial election | |
| next_year | 1926 | |
| election_date | November 7, 1922 | |
| <!-- Friend Richardson --> | image1 | Friend Richardson (cropped).jpg |
| nominee1 | Friend William Richardson | |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) | |
| popular_vote1 | 576,445 | |
| percentage1 | 59.69% | |
| <!-- Thomas L. Woolwine --> | image2 | Thomas L. Woolwine, 1920.jpg |
| nominee2 | Thomas Lee Woolwine | |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) | |
| popular_vote2 | 347,530 | |
| percentage2 | 35.98% | |
| map_image | 1922 California gubernatorial election results map by county.svg | |
| map_size | 300px | |
| map_caption | County results | |
| title | Governor | |
| before_election | William Stephens | |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) | |
| after_election | Friend Richardson | |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
Richardson:
Woolwine:
The 1922 California gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Republican state treasurer Friend Richardson easily defeated Los Angeles County district attorney Thomas L. Woolwine. This was the first of three consecutive elections in which the incumbent lost in the Republican primary.
In the Republican primary, incumbent governor William Stephens faced a challenge from Richardson, who ran on a conservative platform opposed to the prior decade of progressive Republican rule in the state. Richardson won by nearly 25,000 votes. Although Stephens won the Prohibition Party primary, he was unable to accept the nomination under the Hawson amendment, having lost his own party's primary. In the Democratic primary, Woolwine defeated Mattison B. Jones by a large margin of over 30,000 votes.
Richardson would defeat Woolwine in the general election by over 200,000 votes. His 59.69% vote share was the largest yet achieved by a gubernatorial candidate in California, though that record would be broken in the next election. As governor, Richardson would roll back many of the progressive reforms of Stephens and his predecessor, Hiram Johnson.
Primaries
Republican primary
Incumbent Republican governor William Stephens, who had succeeded Hiram Johnson upon his resignation in 1917 and then was elected to a term of his own in 1918, sought a second term as governor. By that time, Republicans had grown more conservative than the years prior, pushing against Progressives like Stephens. California State Treasurer Friend Richardson, previously a Progressive in 1914, campaigned on a conservative platform and utilizing a fatigue on Progressive politics in the state. In the Republican primary, Stephens lost to Richardson by 25,000 votes.
Democratic primary
Los Angeles County District Attorney Thomas L. Woolwine and attorney Mattison B. Jones ran in the Democratic ticket. Woolwine defeated Jones in the primary.
Prohibition primary
Governor Stephens and Jones cross-filed in the Prohibition primary, but due to Stephens not winning the Republican primary, the Prohibition Party was unable to run a candidate in the race.
Socialist primary
General election results
Results by county
| County | Friend William Richardson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thomas Lee Woolwine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic | Alexander Horr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Socialist | Scattering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total | 576,445 | 59.69% | 347,530 | 35.98% | 41,418 | 4.29% | 394 | 0.04% | 228,915 | 23.70% | 965,787 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alameda | 60,130 | 61.38% | 33,250 | 33.94% | 4,584 | 4.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 26,880 | 27.44% | 97,964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpine | 45 | 77.59% | 12 | 20.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 1.72% | 33 | 56.90% | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amador | 1,111 | 49.80% | 1,082 | 48.50% | 37 | 1.66% | 1 | 0.04% | 29 | 1.30% | 2,231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butte | 5,493 | 56.52% | 3,922 | 40.36% | 303 | 3.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,571 | 16.17% | 9,718 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Calaveras | 1,325 | 56.89% | 908 | 38.99% | 94 | 4.04% | 2 | 0.09% | 417 | 17.90% | 2,329 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colusa | 1,723 | 53.29% | 1,469 | 45.44% | 41 | 1.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 254 | 7.86% | 3,233 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contra Costa | 8,860 | 54.22% | 6,620 | 40.51% | 862 | 5.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,240 | 13.71% | 16,342 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Del Norte | 653 | 65.63% | 291 | 29.25% | 51 | 5.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 362 | 36.38% | 995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Dorado | 1,308 | 46.01% | 1,438 | 50.58% | 97 | 3.41% | 0 | 0.00% | -130 | -4.57% | 2,843 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno | 19,354 | 60.37% | 11,164 | 34.82% | 1,540 | 4.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,190 | 25.55% | 32,058 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glenn | 2,659 | 66.88% | 1,257 | 31.61% | 59 | 1.48% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,402 | 35.26% | 3,976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt | 7,984 | 73.91% | 2,345 | 21.71% | 474 | 4.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,639 | 52.20% | 10,803 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imperial | 4,376 | 63.17% | 2,328 | 33.61% | 223 | 3.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,048 | 29.57% | 6,927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inyo | 1,678 | 66.27% | 692 | 27.33% | 160 | 6.32% | 2 | 0.08% | 986 | 38.94% | 2,532 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kern | 9,706 | 53.90% | 6,970 | 38.71% | 1,325 | 7.36% | 7 | 0.04% | 2,736 | 15.19% | 18,008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kings | 3,550 | 58.65% | 2,304 | 38.06% | 199 | 3.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,246 | 20.58% | 6,053 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake | 951 | 57.29% | 669 | 40.30% | 40 | 2.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 282 | 16.99% | 1,660 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lassen | 1,138 | 50.87% | 1,026 | 45.86% | 73 | 3.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 112 | 5.01% | 2,237 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | 169,563 | 66.06% | 74,892 | 29.18% | 12,072 | 4.70% | 146 | 0.06% | 94,671 | 36.88% | 256,673 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madera | 2,031 | 53.62% | 1,575 | 41.58% | 181 | 4.78% | 1 | 0.03% | 456 | 12.04% | 3,788 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marin | 5,211 | 56.49% | 3,738 | 40.52% | 276 | 2.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,473 | 15.97% | 9,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariposa | 456 | 45.92% | 496 | 49.95% | 41 | 4.13% | 0 | 0.00% | -40 | -4.03% | 993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mendocino | 3,531 | 57.59% | 2,380 | 38.82% | 220 | 3.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,151 | 18.77% | 6,131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merced | 3,550 | 57.89% | 2,311 | 37.69% | 268 | 4.37% | 3 | 0.05% | 1,239 | 20.21% | 6,132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modoc | 1,110 | 59.90% | 696 | 37.56% | 47 | 2.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 414 | 22.34% | 1,853 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mono | 221 | 67.38% | 86 | 26.22% | 21 | 6.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 135 | 41.16% | 328 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monterey | 4,145 | 57.90% | 2,826 | 39.47% | 188 | 2.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,319 | 18.42% | 7,159 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Napa | 3,541 | 49.64% | 3,401 | 47.67% | 182 | 2.55% | 10 | 0.14% | 140 | 1.96% | 7,134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 1,959 | 54.33% | 1,478 | 40.99% | 169 | 4.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 481 | 13.34% | 3,606 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Orange | 15,137 | 75.01% | 4,351 | 21.56% | 684 | 3.39% | 8 | 0.04% | 10,786 | 53.45% | 20,180 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Placer | 2,817 | 49.01% | 2,702 | 47.01% | 229 | 3.98% | 0 | 0.00% | 115 | 2.00% | 5,748 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plumas | 580 | 46.14% | 559 | 44.47% | 118 | 9.39% | 0 | 0.00% | 21 | 1.67% | 1,257 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riverside | 10,351 | 75.86% | 2,921 | 21.41% | 371 | 2.72% | 2 | 0.01% | 7,430 | 54.45% | 13,645 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento | 14,530 | 49.98% | 13,474 | 46.35% | 1,033 | 3.55% | 35 | 0.12% | 1,056 | 3.63% | 29,072 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Benito | 1,782 | 58.99% | 1,165 | 38.56% | 74 | 2.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 617 | 20.42% | 3,021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Bernardino | 13,699 | 66.14% | 5,566 | 26.87% | 1,448 | 6.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,133 | 39.27% | 20,713 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 22,792 | 69.29% | 8,271 | 25.14% | 1,823 | 5.54% | 8 | 0.02% | 14,521 | 44.14% | 32,894 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 56,302 | 42.58% | 70,464 | 53.29% | 5,336 | 4.04% | 123 | 0.09% | -14,162 | -10.71% | 132,225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Joaquin | 12,567 | 60.23% | 7,539 | 36.13% | 758 | 3.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,028 | 24.10% | 20,864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Luis Obispo | 4,344 | 62.60% | 2,185 | 31.49% | 400 | 5.76% | 10 | 0.14% | 2,159 | 31.11% | 6,939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Mateo | 6,227 | 50.20% | 5,658 | 45.61% | 508 | 4.10% | 11 | 0.09% | 569 | 4.59% | 12,404 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 6,754 | 68.06% | 2,873 | 28.95% | 295 | 2.97% | 1 | 0.01% | 3,881 | 39.11% | 9,923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 17,977 | 63.64% | 9,484 | 33.57% | 787 | 2.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,493 | 30.07% | 28,248 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz | 5,789 | 66.56% | 2,591 | 29.79% | 318 | 3.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,198 | 36.77% | 8,698 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shasta | 2,659 | 51.77% | 2,272 | 44.24% | 205 | 3.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 387 | 7.54% | 5,136 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sierra | 320 | 54.05% | 251 | 42.40% | 20 | 3.38% | 1 | 0.17% | 69 | 11.66% | 592 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siskiyou | 2,922 | 50.84% | 2,487 | 43.27% | 338 | 5.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 435 | 7.57% | 5,747 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solano | 5,168 | 47.51% | 5,343 | 49.12% | 366 | 3.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -175 | -1.61% | 10,877 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma | 9,004 | 55.45% | 6,748 | 41.55% | 487 | 3.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,256 | 13.89% | 16,239 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanislaus | 8,997 | 67.18% | 3,831 | 28.61% | 547 | 4.08% | 17 | 0.13% | 5,166 | 38.58% | 13,392 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sutter | 1,728 | 59.88% | 1,107 | 38.36% | 51 | 1.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 621 | 21.52% | 2,886 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tehama | 2,528 | 64.08% | 1,264 | 32.04% | 153 | 3.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,264 | 32.04% | 3,945 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity | 597 | 56.80% | 377 | 35.87% | 77 | 7.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 220 | 20.93% | 1,051 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulare | 11,978 | 69.62% | 4,640 | 26.97% | 586 | 3.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 7,338 | 42.65% | 17,204 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuolumne | 1,709 | 51.06% | 1,445 | 43.17% | 191 | 5.71% | 2 | 0.06% | 264 | 7.89% | 3,347 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventura | 5,145 | 66.24% | 2,377 | 30.60% | 243 | 3.13% | 2 | 0.03% | 2,768 | 35.64% | 7,767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yolo | 2,964 | 54.59% | 2,375 | 43.74% | 91 | 1.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 589 | 10.85% | 5,430 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuba | 1,716 | 51.16% | 1,584 | 47.23% | 54 | 1.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 132 | 3.94% | 3,354 |
Counties that flipped from Independent to Republican
- Marin
- Napa
- Sonoma
Counties that flipped from Independent to Democratic
- San Francisco
- Solano
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- El Dorado
- Mariposa
References
References
- (August 30, 1922). "JOHNSON AND RICHARDSON LEADING IN COUNT: CONTESTS FOR SENATOR AND FOR GOVERNOR ARE CLOSE Lineberger Decisively Defeats Randall for Congress; Young Ahead for Lieutenant-Governor; Lawlor Beats Wilbur; Traeger is Victor RACE IS CLOSE FOR SENATOR".
- (December 16, 1922). "FINAL VOTE COUNT SHOWSLARGELEAD GIVEN RICHARDSON".
- (August 31, 1922). "ELECTION RESULTS".
- (August 31, 1922). "RICHARDSON IS NOMINATED!: Stephens Loses Race by 15,000; Johnson is Safe RICHARDSON'S LEAD 15,000 Meet Our Next Governor".
- California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote at Primary Election held on August 29, 1922 in the State of California". State Printing Office.
- (July 6, 1922). "ANGELENO WILL SEEK HIGH POST: Mattison B. Jones Named by Democrats as Candidate for Governorship".
- (Winter 2005–2006). "District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine: Stormy Petrel of Politics". University of California Press.
- California Secretary of State. "Statement of Vote at General Election held on November 7, 1922 in the State of California". State Printing Office.
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