1922 Oregon gubernatorial election

1922 Oregon gubernatorial election

← 1918 November 7, 1922 1926 →

Nominee Walter M. Pierce Ben W. Olcott Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 133,392 99,164 Percentage 57.4% 42.6%

County results Pierce:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Olcott:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Ben W. Olcott Republican Elected Governor Walter M. Pierce Democratic

The 1922 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1922, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched incumbent Republican Ben W. Olcott against Democrat Walter M. Pierce. With the support of the Ku Klux Klan, then a powerful political force in the state, Pierce won the election by a wide margin.