1922 Georgia gubernatorial election

1922 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary

← 1920 September 13, 1922 1924 →
 
Nominee Clifford Walker Thomas W. Hardwick
Party Democratic Democratic
Electoral vote 294 118
Popular vote 123,784 86,389
Percentage 58.11% 40.56%

Governor before election

Thomas W. Hardwick
Democratic

Elected Governor

Clifford Walker
Democratic

The 1922 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1922, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Thomas W. Hardwick was defeated in the Democratic primary.

As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.


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