Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1930

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1930
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  1926 November 4, 1930 (1930-11-04) 1934  

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Nominee Gifford Pinchot John M. Hemphill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,068,874 1,010,204
Percentage50.77% 47.98%

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County results

Governor before election

John Fisher
Republican

Elected Governor

Gifford Pinchot
Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1930 occurred on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican governor John Stuchell Fisher was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate and former governor Gifford Pinchot defeated Democratic candidate John M. Hemphill to win a second, non-consecutive term as Governor of Pennsylvania.

John Stuchell Fisher American politician

John Stuchell Fisher was an American politician who served as the 29th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1927 until 1931. A Republican, he had previously served as a Pennsylvania State Senator from 1901 until 1907.

Gifford Pinchot American forester and politician

Gifford Pinchot was an American forester and politician. Pinchot served as the first Chief of the United States Forest Service from 1905 until his firing in 1910, and was the 28th Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1923 to 1927, and again from 1931 to 1935. He was a member of the Republican Party for most of his life, though he also joined the Progressive Party for a brief period.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1930 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gifford Pinchot 1,068,874 50.77
Democratic John M. Hemphill 1,010,204 47.98
Socialist James H. Maurer 21,036 1.00
Communist Frank Mozer 5,267 0.25
N/A Others 64 0.00
Totals2,105,381100.00%

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References

  1. "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1930". Wilkes University. Retrieved 20 December 2012.