Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1811
Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1811
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November 5, 1811 (1811-11-05) |
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The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1811 occurred on November 5, 1811. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Simon Snyder won re-election over Federalist candidate William Tilghman, the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, by a wide margin. Two of the major policy goals on which Snyder campaigned were increasing spending for infrastructural upgrades and authorizing the transfer of governmental operations from Lancaster to Harrisburg.
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