Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1847

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1847
Pennsylvania
November 2, 1847 (1847-11-02)

 
Candidate Francis R. Shunk James Irvin
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 146,081 128,148
Percentage 50.8% 44.6%

County results*
  *Results unknown

Governor before election

Francis R. Shunk
Democratic

Elected Governor

Francis R. Shunk
Democratic

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1847 occurred on November 2, 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 146,081 50.84
Whig James Irvin 128,148 44.60
Native American Eman C. Reigart 11,247 3.91
Abolition Francis Julius LeMoyne 1,861 0.65
Write-in Abijah Morrison 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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