1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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  1914 November 5, 1918 (1918-11-05) 1922  
  William Cameron Sproul in 1918.jpg Eugene C. Bonniwell Crop.jpg
Nominee William Sproul Eugene C. Bonniwell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote552,537305,315
Percentage61.05%33.74%

1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Sproul:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Contents

Bonniwell:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Martin G. Brumbaugh
Republican

Elected Governor

William Sproul
Republican

The 1918 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Republican governor Martin Brumbaugh was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate William Sproul defeated Democratic candidate Eugene C. Bonniwell to become Governor of Pennsylvania.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results
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Bonniwell
40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80%
80%-90%
Guffey
40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80%
Tie
40%-50% 1918 Pennsylvania governor Democratic primary by county.svg
Democratic primary results
  Bonniwell
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  Guffey
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  Tie
  •   40%-50%
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1918 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eugene C. Bonniwell 78,208 51.33
Democratic Joseph F. Guffey 65,87643.24
Democratic John Butch McDevitt8,0075.26
Write-in 2590.17
Total votes152,350 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results
Sproul
40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80%
80%-90%
90%-100%
O'Neil
40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70% 1918 Pennsylvania governor Republican primary by county.svg
Republican primary results
  Sproul
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  •   90%-100%
  O'Neil
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1918 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Sproul 353,711 66.46
Republican J. Denny O'Neil150,45928.27
Republican Robert Patton Habgood18,8073.53
Republican Asa A. Weimer9,1101.71
Write-in 1270.02
Total votes532,214 100.00

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1918 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Cameron Sproul 552,537 61.05
Democratic Eugene C. Bonniwell305,31533.74
Prohibition Edwin J. Fithian27,3593.02
Socialist Charles Sehl18,7142.07
Single TaxRobert Colvin Macauley, Jr.4,0310.36
N/AOthers330.00
Total votes905,035 100.00

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References

  1. 1 2 Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania 1918. Harrisburg: J.L.L. Kuhn. 1918. p. 738.
  2. "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1918". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.