1857 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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1857 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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  1854 October 13, 1857 (1857-10-13) 1860  
  WilliamPacker.jpg David Wilmot.png
Nominee William F. Packer David Wilmot Isaac Hazlehurst
Party Democratic Republican Know Nothing
Popular vote188,846146,13928,168
Percentage52.0%40.2%7.8%

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County Results

Governor before election

James Pollock
Whig

Elected Governor

William F. Packer
Democratic

The 1857 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 13, 1857. Incumbent governor James Pollock, a Whig, was not a candidate for re-election. Democratic candidate William F. Packer defeated Republican candidate David Wilmot and American Party candidate Isaac Hazlehurst to become Governor of Pennsylvania.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1857 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William F. Packer 188,846 52.00
Republican David Wilmot 146,13940.24
Know Nothing Isaac Hazlehurst 28,1687.76
Total votes363,153 100.00

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References

  1. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. p. 229. ISBN   9780786414390.