1922 Alabama gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1922 Alabama gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Country:Alabama
Previous Election:1918 Alabama gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1918
Next Election:1926 Alabama gubernatorial election
Next Year:1926
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 7, 1922
Nominee1:William W. Brandon
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:113,605
Percentage1:77.56%
Nominee2:Oliver D. Street
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:31,175
Percentage2:21.28%
Governor
Before Election:Thomas Kilby
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:William W. Brandon
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1922 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1922, in order to elect the governor of Alabama. Democratic incumbent Thomas Kilby was term-limited, and could not seek a second consecutive term.

Democratic primary

At the time this election took place, Alabama, as with most other Southern states, was solidly Democratic, and the Republican Party had such diminished influence that the Democratic primary was the de facto contest for state offices; after winning the Democratic primary it was a given the parties candidate would win the general election.