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%

1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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 Robert E. Pattison defeated Republican candidate James A. Beaver to become Governor of Pennsylvania. James Herron Hopkins, 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 23,484 3.16
Prohibition 5,196 0.70
N/A Other 1 0.00
Total votes 743,804 100.00

References[]

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


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