1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

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1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
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Nominee Jim Duff John Rice
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Dan Strickler John Dent
Popular vote1,828,4621,270,947
Percentage58.53%40.68%
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County results

Duff:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Contents

Rice:     40–50%     50–60%
Governor before election

John Bell
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Duff
Republican

The 1946 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Party nominee James H. Duff defeated Democratic Party nominee John S. Rice to become Governor of Pennsylvania. [1] As of 2025, this was the last time Philadelphia County voted for the Republican candidate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

The endorsed candidates for Democratic Party won by a large margin, with Rice winning by a three-quarters of the vote over Mahanoy City businessman Henry Morris.

Results

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Democratic primary results
  Rice
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  •   90%-100%
  Morris
  •   50%-60%
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1946 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Rice 279,503 72.25
Democratic Henry Morris107,33827.75
Total votes386,841 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

The endorsed candidate for the Republican Party won by a large margin, with Duff earning over three-quarters of the vote against outgoing Secretary of Highways John Shroyer of Shamokin.

Results

Republican primary results Duff 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100% Shroyer 50%-60% 70%-80% 1946 Pennsylvania governor Republican primary by county.svg
Republican primary results
  Duff
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  •   90%-100%
  Shroyer
  •   50%-60%
  •   70%-80%
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1946 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Duff 725,567 77.01
Republican John Shroyer182,25619.34
Republican Carl Mau34,3673.65
Total votes942,199 100.00

General election

Candidates

Campaign

A close confidant of popular outgoing Governor Ed Martin, who was running for a US Senate seat, Duff was the clear favorite throughout the campaign. Duff ran as a moderate progressive but also as a hardline anti-communist. He promised to address the key topic of labor strife by limiting strikes and cracking down on union criminal activity while concurrently increasing the minimum wage. Duff also vowed to spur innovation amongst the state's fragmented local governments.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1946 [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Duff 1,828,462 58.52
Democratic John S. Rice 1,270,94740.68
Prohibition James Killip13,8330.44
Socialist Labor George Taylor10,7470.34
Total votes3,099,409 100.00

References

  1. ↑ "PA Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
  2. 1 2 The 1947-1948 Pennsylvania Manual. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bureau of Publications. 1948. p. 95.
  3. ↑ The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 7-94.
  4. ↑ The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 7-16.
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