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1922 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election Wisconsin 1913 Presidential no 1920 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1920 1924 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election 1924 November 7, 1922 125px George Comings Republican Party (United States) 351,505 76.56% 125px Joseph R. Pfiffner Independent Democrat 44,847 9.77% 125px Martin Georgensen Socialist Party of America 42,499 9.26% Lieutenant Governor George Comings Republican Party (United States) George Comings Republican Party (United States)
The 1922 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor George Comings defeated Independent Democrat nominee Joseph R. Pfiffner, Socialist nominee Martin Georgensen and Prohibition nominee Ella Tenney Sanford.Notice of Primary Election https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85040749/1922-08-10/ed-1/seq-5/ The Wausau Pilot Wausau, Wisconsin August 10, 1922 5 2025-11-10
Republican primary
The Republican primary election was held on September 5, 1922. Incumbent lieutenant governor George Comings received a majority of the votes (65.25%) against incumbent Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly Riley S. Young, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A43Y7WQ2GBFEUO8S/full/AVPEUGFYWEYBT287 Wisconsin blue book library.wisc.edu 1923 2025-11-10
Results
1922 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary
George Comings (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 296,390 65.25%
Riley S. Young Republican Party (US) 157,879 34.75%
454,269 100.00%
General election
On election day, November 7, 1922, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor George Comings won re-election by a margin of 306,658 votes against his foremost opponent Independent Democrat nominee Joseph R. Pfiffner, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Comings was sworn in for his second term on January 1, 1923.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=55&year=1922&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1922 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin uselectionatlas.org May 30, 2024 2025-11-10
Results
Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1922
Republican Party (United States)
George Comings (incumbent)
351,505
76.56
Independent Democrat
Joseph R. Pfiffner
44,847
9.77
Socialist Party of America
Martin Georgensen
42,499
9.26
Prohibition Party
Ella Tenney Sanford
20,121
4.38
Scattering
155
0.03
459,127
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
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