1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
	County results Sproul: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bonniwell: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Martin G. Brumbaugh; Republican	Elected Governor ; William Sproul; Republican

The 1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican governor Martin Brumbaugh was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate William Sproul defeated Democratic candidate Eugene C. Bonniwell to become Governor of Pennsylvania.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Eugene C. Bonniwell
Joseph F. Guffey, business executive
John Butch McDevitt

Results

Democratic primary results

Bonniwell

40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80%
80%-90%

Guffey

40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80%

Tie

40%-50%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1918^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eugene C. Bonniwell	78,208	51.33
	Democratic	Joseph F. Guffey	65,876	43.24
	Democratic	John Butch McDevitt	8,007	5.26
	Write-in		259	0.17
Total votes			152,350	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Robert Patton Habgood
J. Denny O'Neil
William Sproul, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Asa A. Weimer

Results

Republican primary results

Sproul

40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80%
80%-90%
90%-100%

O'Neil

40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1918^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Sproul	353,711	66.46
	Republican	J. Denny O'Neil	150,459	28.27
	Republican	Robert Patton Habgood	18,807	3.53
	Republican	Asa A. Weimer	9,110	1.71
	Write-in		127	0.02
Total votes			532,214	100.00

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1918^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Cameron Sproul	552,537	61.05
	Democratic	Eugene C. Bonniwell	305,315	33.74
	Prohibition	Edwin J. Fithian	27,359	3.02
	Socialist	Charles Sehl	18,714	2.07
	Single Tax	Robert Colvin Macauley, Jr.	4,031	0.36
	N/A	Others	33	0.00
Total votes			905,035	100.00

References

^ ^a ^b Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1918. Harrisburg: J.L.L. Kuhn. 1918. p. 738.
^ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1918". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

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[PAManual738-1] Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1918. Harrisburg: J.L.L. Kuhn. 1918. p. 738.

[2] "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1918". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

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