The 1922 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Democratic nominee William Ellery Sweet defeated Republican nominee Benjamin Griffith with 49.64% of the vote.
1922, colorado, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1922, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, held, november, 1922, democratic, nominee, william, ellery, sweet, defeated, republican, nominee, benjamin, griffith, with, vote, 1920, november, 1922, 192. For related races see 1922 United States gubernatorial elections The 1922 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 7 1922 Democratic nominee William Ellery Sweet defeated Republican nominee Benjamin Griffith with 49 64 of the vote 1922 Colorado gubernatorial election 1920 November 7 1922 1924 Nominee William Ellery Sweet Benjamin Griffith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 138 098 134 353 Percentage 49 64 48 29 County results Sweet 50 60 60 70 Griffith 40 50 50 60 60 70 Governor before election Oliver Henry Shoup Republican Elected Governor William Ellery Sweet Democratic Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 2 Results 1 2 Republican primary 1 2 1 Candidates 1 2 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 ReferencesPrimary elections editPrimary elections were held on September 12 1922 1 Democratic primary edit Candidates edit William Ellery Sweet businessman Fred A Sabin Benjamin L Jefferson Results edit Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William Ellery Sweet 36 593 56 0 Democratic Fred A Sabin 21 255 32 5 Democratic Benjamin L Jefferson 7 471 11 4 Total votes 65 319 100 0 Republican primary edit Candidates edit Benjamin Griffith former Colorado Attorney General Earl Cooley incumbent Lieutenant Governor Results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Benjamin Griffith 31 244 61 1 Republican Earl Cooley 19 857 38 9 Total votes 51 101 100 0General election edit nbsp An ad for the Republican ticket in the 1922 state election Gubernatorial nominee Benjamin Griffith is front and center Candidates edit Major party candidates William Ellery Sweet Democratic Benjamin Griffith Republican Other candidates Lauren E Arnold Socialist G F Stevens Farmer Labor Barney Haughey Independent Results edit 1922 Colorado gubernatorial election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William Ellery Sweet 138 098 49 64 12 53 Republican Benjamin Griffith 134 353 48 29 11 26 Socialist Lauren E Arnold 2 283 0 82 Farmer Labor G F Stevens 2 030 0 73 2 62 Independent Barney Haughey 1 445 0 52 N A Majority 3 745 1 35 Turnout 278 209 Democratic gain from Republican SwingReferences edit a b c d State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1922 PDF Secretary of State of Colorado 1922 Retrieved April 20 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1922 Colorado gubernatorial election amp oldid 1173828738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
