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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eugene C. Bonniwell | 78,208 | 51.33 | |
Democratic | Joseph F. Guffey | 65,876 | 43.24 | |
Democratic | John Butch McDevitt | 8,007 | 5.26 | |
Write-in | 259 | 0.17 | ||
Total votes | 152,350 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Sproul | 353,711 | 66.46 | |
Republican | J. Denny O'Neil | 150,459 | 28.27 | |
Republican | Robert Patton Habgood | 18,807 | 3.53 | |
Republican | Asa A. Weimer | 9,110 | 1.71 | |
Write-in | 127 | 0.02 | ||
Total votes | 532,214 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Cameron Sproul | 552,537 | 61.05 | |
Democratic | Eugene C. Bonniwell | 305,315 | 33.74 | |
Prohibition | Edwin J. Fithian | 27,359 | 3.02 | |
Socialist | Charles Sehl | 18,714 | 2.07 | |
Single Tax | Robert Colvin Macauley, Jr. | 4,031 | 0.36 | |
N/A | Others | 33 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 905,035 | 100.00 |
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