1923 United States gubernatorial elections
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United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1923, in four states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year.
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November 6, 1923;
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In Maryland, the usual four-year term was reduced to three years as a one-off, so that from 1926 the elections would be held in an even-numbered year rather than as previously in the odd numbered year preceding the United States presidential election year.
Results
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| Kentucky | Edwin P. Morrow | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | William J. Fields (Democratic) 53.25% Charles I. Dawson (Republican) 45.81% William S. Demuth (Farmer Labor) 0.54% M. A. Brinkmar (Socialist) 0.40% [1] |
| Louisiana (Held, 22 April 1924) | John M. Parker | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Henry L. Fuqua (Democratic) 97.90% James S. Millikin (Republican) 2.10% [2] (Democratic primary run-off results) Henry L. Fuqua 57.77% Hewitt Bouanchaud 42.23% [3] |
| Maryland | Albert C. Ritchie | Democratic | Re-elected, 55.97% | Alexander Armstrong (Republican) 43.26% William H. Champlin (Socialist) 0.46% Verne L. Reynolds (Labor) 0.31% [4] |
| Mississippi | Lee M. Russell | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Henry L. Whitfield (Democratic) 100.00% [5] (Democratic primary run-off results) Henry L. Whitfield 53.28% Theodore G. Bilbo 46.72% [6] |
