1922 California gubernatorial election
November 7, 1922
 
Nominee Friend Richardson Thomas L. Woolwine
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 576,445 347,530
Percentage 59.6% 35.9%
County results
Richardson:      40-50%      50-60%
     60-70%      70-80%
Woolwine:      40-50%      50-60%
Governor before election

William Stephens
Republican

 Elected Governor

Friend Richardson
Republican

The 1922 California gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. California State Treasurer Friend Richardson defeated incumbent Governor William Stephens in the Republican primary while Los Angeles County District Attorney Thomas L. Woolwine defeated Mattison B. Jones in the Democratic primary.[1] Richardson would defeat Woolwine in the general election and would roll back many of the Progressive reforms made by Stephens and his predecessor, Hiram Johnson.[2]

Primaries

Republican primary

Incumbent Republican Governor William Stephens, who was elected in 1917, sought a second term as governor. By that time, Republicans had grown more conservative than the years prior, pushing against Progressives like Stephens.[3] 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 15,000 votes.[4]

California Republican Primary, 1922
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Friend Richardson 241,982 51.57
Republican William Stephens 227,224 48.43
Total votes 469,206 100.00

Democratic primary

Los Angeles County District Attorney Thomas L. Woolwine and attorney Mattison B. Jones ran in the Democratic ticket.[5] Woolwine defeated Jones in the primary.[6]

California Democratic Primary, 1922
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas L. Woolwine 49,731 63.24
Democratic Mattison B. Jones 28,903 36.76
Total votes 78,634 100.00

Prohibition primary

Governor Stephens and Jones cross-filed in the Prohibition primary, but due to Stephens not winning the Republican primary, the Prohibition ticket was unable to run a candidate in the race.

California Prohibition Primary, 1922
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Stephens 1,090 62.82
Democratic Mattison B. Jones 645 37.18
Total votes 1,735 100.00

Socialist primary

California Socialist Primary, 1922
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Alexander Horr Unopposed 100.00
Total votes Unopposed 100.00

General election results

1922 gubernatorial election, California
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Friend William Richardson 576,445 59.69 +3.41
Democratic Thomas L. Woolwine 347,530 35.98 N/A
Socialist Alexander Horr 41,418 4.29 +0.08
Total votes 965,393 100.00
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "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". Los Angeles Times. August 30, 1922. ProQuest 161175068.
  2. ↑ "FINAL VOTE COUNT SHOWSLARGELEAD GIVEN RICHARDSON". The Sacramento Union. December 16, 1922.
  3. ↑ "ELECTION RESULTS". Los Angeles Times. August 31, 1922. ProQuest 161172604.
  4. ↑ "RICHARDSON IS NOMINATED!: Stephens Loses Race by 15,000; Johnson is Safe RICHARDSON'S LEAD 15,000 Meet Our Next Governor". Los Angeles Times. August 31, 1922. ProQuest 161169670.
  5. ↑ "ANGELENO WILL SEEK HIGH POST: Mattison B. Jones Named by Democrats as Candidate for Governorship". Los Angeles Times. July 6, 1922. ProQuest 161135376.
  6. ↑ Apostol, Jane (Winter 2005–2006). "District Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine: Stormy Petrel of Politics". Southern California Quarterly. University of California Press. 87 (4): 377–396. doi:10.2307/41172284. JSTOR 41172284.


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