Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1878

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1878
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  1875 October 8, 1878 (1878-10-08) 1882  

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Nominee Henry M. Hoyt Andrew H. Dill Samuel R. Mason
Party Republican Democratic Greenback
Popular vote319,567 297,060 81,758
Percentage45.5% 42.3% 11.65%

Governor before election

John F. Hartranft
Republican

Elected Governor

Henry M. Hoyt
Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1878 occurred on October 8, 1878. Incumbent governor John F. Hartranft, a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate Henry M. Hoyt defeated Democratic candidate Andrew H. Dill and Greenback candidate Samuel R. Mason to become 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.

Henry M. Hoyt Union Army general, lawyer, judge, governor

Henry Martyn Hoyt, Sr. was the 18th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1879 to 1883, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.

This election extended the governor's term from three to four years.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1878 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Henry M. Hoyt 319,56745.52
Democratic Andrew H. Dill 297,060 42.31
Greenback Samuel R. Mason 81,758 11.65
Prohibition Franklin H. Lane 3,653 0.52
Total votes702,038100.00

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References

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