Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1872

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1872
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  1869 October 8, 1872 (1872-10-08) 1875  

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Nominee John F. Hartranft Charles R. Buckalew
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote353,287 317,700
Percentage52.6% 47.3%

Governor before election

John W. Geary
Republican

Elected Governor

John F. Hartranft
Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1872 occurred on October 8, 1872. Incumbent governor John W. Geary, a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate John F. Hartranft defeated Democratic candidate Charles R. Buckalew to become Governor of Pennsylvania.

John W. Geary Union Army General

John White Geary was an American lawyer, politician, Freemason, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was the final alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, a governor of the Kansas Territory, and the 16th governor of Pennsylvania.

John F. Hartranft United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

John Frederick Hartranft was the United States military officer who read the death warrant to the individuals who were executed on July 7, 1865 for conspiring to assassinate American President Abraham Lincoln. Previously having achieved the rank of major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War, he had also been awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor for his actions in the First Battle of Bull Run.

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Charles Rollin Buckalew was an American lawyer and Democratic party politician from Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the state senate and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was a graduate of Harford Academy, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1843.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1872 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John F. Hartranft 353,28752.55
Democratic Charles R. Buckalew 317,700 47.26
Prohibition Salmon B. Chase 1,250 0.19
Independent Winthrop W. Ketchum 1 0.00
Total votes672,238100.00

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References

  1. "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 2 May 2013.