1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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Nominee Robert E. Pattison James A. Beaver John Stewart
Party Democratic Republican Independent Republican
Popular vote 355,791 315,589 43,743
Percentage 47.8% 42.4% 5.9%

County Results

Pattison:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Beaver:      20-30%      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%

Governor before election

Henry M. Hoyt
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert E. Pattison
Democratic

The 1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 1882. Incumbent governor Henry M. Hoyt, a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election.

Democratic candidate

Simon Peter Wolverton, and William Watts Hart Davis
unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1882[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert E. Pattison 355,791 47.83
Republican James A. Beaver 315,589 42.43
Independent Republican John Stewart 43,743 5.88
Greenback Thomas A. Armstrong 23,484 3.16
Prohibition Alfred C. Petit 5,196 0.70
N/A Other 1 0.00
Total votes 743,804 100.00

References

  1. ^ "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 2, 2013.