The 1922 Texas gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1922 in order to elect the
Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Morris Neff won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican candidate William Hawley Atwell in a landslide.[1]
Democratic primary
Governor Neff won in the Democratic party against three different challengers relatively comfortably, and narrowly avoided a runoff.[2]
On election day, 7 November 1922,
Democratic nominee and incumbent Governor Pat Morris Neff won the election by a margin of 260,872 votes against his opponent
Republican nominee William Hawley Atwell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor.[3] He was sworn in for his second term on January 20, 1923.
Government