Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1872

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1872
Pennsylvania
October 8, 1872 (1872-10-08)

 
Candidate John F. Hartranft Charles R. Buckalew
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 353,287 317,700
Percentage 52.6% 47.3%

Governor before election

John W. Geary
Republican

Elected Governor

John F. Hartranft
Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1872 occurred on October 8, 1872. Incumbent governor John W. Geary, a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate John F. Hartranft defeated Democratic candidate Charles R. Buckalew to become Governor of Pennsylvania.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1872[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John F. Hartranft 353,287 52.55
Democratic Charles R. Buckalew 317,700 47.26
Prohibition Salmon B. Chase 1,250 0.19
Independent Winthrop W. Ketchum 1 0.00
Total votes 672,238 100.00

References

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


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