1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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Nominee George Wolf Joseph Ritner Party Democratic Anti-Masonic Popular vote 78,219 51,776 Percentage 60.2% 39.8%

County Results Wolf:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100% Tie:     50% Ritner:     50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election John Andrew Shulze Democratic Elected Governor George Wolf Democratic

The 1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 13, 1829. U.S. Representative George Wolf, a Democrat, defeated Anti-Masonic candidate Joseph Ritner to win the election. Delaware County would continuously vote against the democratic candidate for next 157 years until 1986.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1829 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Wolf	78,219	60.17
	Anti-Masonic	Joseph Ritner	51,776	39.83
Total votes			129,995	100.00

References

1. "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2012.