The 1922 California gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. California State Treasurer

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defeated incumbent Governor William Stephens in the Republican primary while

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Thomas L. Woolwine Thomas Lee Woolwine (October 31, 1874 – July 8, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 27th Los Angeles County District Attorney, District Attorney of Los Angeles County between 1915 and 1923. He began his career as a Depu ...

defeated Mattison B. Jones in the Democratic primary. 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.

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. California State Treasurer

, 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.

Democratic primary

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 ticket was unable to run a candidate in the race.

Socialist primary

General election results

References

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