1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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The 1926 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Republican governor Gifford Pinchot was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate John Fisher defeated Democratic candidate Eugene C. Bonniwell to become Governor of Pennsylvania. Edward E. Beidleman, Thomas Wharton Phillips Jr., and John K. Tener unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.
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County results Fisher: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bonniwell: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Stuchell Fisher | 1,102,823 | 73.35 | |
Democratic | Eugene C. Bonniwell | 365,280 | 24.29 | |
Prohibition | George L. Pennock | 19,524 | 1.30 | |
Socialist | John W. Slayton | 11,795 | 0.78 | |
Workers | H. W. Hicks | 3,256 | 0.22 | |
Commonwealth Land | Julian P. Hickok | 922 | 0.06 | |
N/A | Others | 68 | 0.01 | |
Totals | 1,503,600 | 100.00% |
References
edit- ^ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1926". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.