Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1854

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1854
Pennsylvania
November 7, 1854 (1854-11-07)

 
Candidate James Pollock William Bigler
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 203,822 166,991
Percentage 54.6% 44.8%

Governor before election

William Bigler
Democratic

Elected Governor

James Pollock
Whig

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1854 occurred on November 7, 1854. Incumbent governor William Bigler, a Democrat, was a candidate for re-election but was defeated by Whig candidate James Pollock.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1854[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig James Pollock 203,822 54.64
Democratic William Bigler 166,991 44.77
Free Soil B. Rush Bradford 2,194 0.59
N/A Others 33 0.01
Total votes 373,040 100.00

References

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


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