1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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.

1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1914 November 5, 1918 (1918-11-05) 1922 →
 
Nominee William Sproul Eugene C. Bonniwell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 552,537 305,315
Percentage 61.05% 33.74%

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

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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Candidates

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

Results

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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.