| − | '''Walter Marcus Pierce''' (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was the [[racist]] liberal [[Democrat]] from [[Oregon]] who was the state's governor in the 1920s, previously being the U.S. representative from the 2nd congressional district. | + | '''Walter Marcus Pierce''' (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was the [[racist]] liberal [[Democrat]] from [[Oregon]] who was the state's governor in the 1920s and later was the U.S. representative from the 2nd congressional district. |
| | + | An ally of the [[Ku Klux Klan]],<ref>[https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/pierce_walter_1861_1954_/ Walter Pierce (1861-1954)]. ''Oregon Encyclopedia''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> Pierce won the 1922 Oregon gubernatorial election, defeating [[Republican]] Benjamin W. Olcott by fifteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263433 OR Governor Race - Nov 07, 1922]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 3, 2021.</ref> |