Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1829

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1829
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  1826 November 3, 1829 (1829-11-03) 1832  

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Nominee George Wolf Joseph Ritner
Party Democratic Anti-Masonic
Popular vote78,219 51,776
Percentage60.2% 39.8%

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County results*
  *Results unknown

Governor before election

John Andrew Shulze
Democratic

Elected Governor

George Wolf
Democratic

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1829 occurred on November 3, 1829. U.S. Representative George Wolf, a Democrat, defeated Anti-Masonic candidate Joseph Ritner to win the election.

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George Wolf United States politician

George Wolf was the seventh Governor of Pennsylvania from 1829 to 1835. On June 29, 1888, he was recognized as the "father of the public-school system" in Pennsylvania by the erection of a memorial gateway at Easton.

Joseph Ritner American politician

Joseph Ritner was the eighth Governor of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, elected as a member of the Anti-Masonic Party. He was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvania Gubernatorial election, 1835, and served from 1835 to 1839. Controversy surrounding his 1838 electoral defeat led to the Buckshot War. In 1856, Governor Ritner was a delegate to the first Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1829 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Wolf 78,219 60.17
Anti-Masonic Joseph Ritner 51,776 39.83
Total votes129,995100.00

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References

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