1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1844 October 12, 1847 (1847-10-12) 1848 →
  FrancisShunk.jpg James Irvin.jpg
Nominee Francis R. Shunk James Irvin
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 146,081 128,148
Percentage 50.8% 44.6%

1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County Results


Shunk:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Irvin:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Unknown/No Vote:

     

Governor before election

Francis R. Shunk
Democratic

Elected Governor

Francis R. Shunk
Democratic

The 1847 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 12, 1847. Incumbent Democratic governor Francis R. Shunk defeated Whig candidate James Irvin to win re-election.

Results[]

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1847[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Francis R. Shunk (incumbent) 146,081 50.84
Whig James Irvin 128,148 44.60
Native American 11,247 3.91
Abolition Francis Julius LeMoyne 1,861 0.65
Write-in 3 0.00
N/A Others 3 0.00
Total votes 287,343 100.00

References[]

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


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