1922 California Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1922 California Gubernatorial Election?

Friend William Richardson won the 1922 California Gubernatorial Election. Friend William Richardson received 576,445 popular votes (59.69%). The main challenger was Thomas Lee Woolwine (35.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Richardson and Woolwine

Richardson +23.7 pts · won by 228,915 votes
576,445 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.