Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1918

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1918
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  1914 November 5, 1918 (1918-11-05) 1922  

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Nominee William Sproul Eugene C. Bonniwell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote552,537 305,315
Percentage61.05% 33.74%

Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Results by County, 1918.svg

County results

Governor before election

Martin G. Brumbaugh
Republican

Elected Governor

William Sproul
Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1918 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.

Martin Grove Brumbaugh Pennsylvanias 26th Governor

Martin Grove Brumbaugh, A.M., Ph.D. was an American Republican politician who served as the 26th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1915 until 1919. He is frequently referred to as M.G. Brumbaugh, as is common in the Brumbaugh family. He was president of Juniata College and the first education commissioner for Puerto Rico.

William Cameron Sproul American politician

William Cameron Sproul was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1897 to 1919 and as the 27th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923. He also served as chair of the National Governors Association from 1919 to 1922.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1918 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Cameron Sproul 552,53761.05
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 votes905,035100.00

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References

  1. "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1918". Wilkes University. Retrieved 20 December 2012.