Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1946

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Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1946
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  1942 November 5, 1946 (1946-11-05) 1950  

  James Henderson Duff.jpg John S Rice (1964).jpg
Nominee Jim Duff John Rice
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Dan Strickler John Dent
Popular vote1,828,4621,270,947
Percentage58.53%40.68%

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County results

Governor before election

John Bell
Republican

Elected Governor

Jim Duff
Republican

The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1946 was held on November 5, 1946. Republican Party nominee James H. Duff defeated Democratic Party nominee John S. Rice to become Governor of Pennsylvania. [1]

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James H. Duff American politician

James Henderson "Jim" Duff was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1957. Previously he had served as the 34th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1947 to 1951.

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Contents

Primary

The endorsed candidates for the two major parties each won by large margins, with Duff earning over three-quarters of the vote against outgoing Secretary of Highways John Shroyer of Shamokin and Rice winning by a similar margin over Mahanoy City businessman Henry Morris.

Shamokin, Pennsylvania City in Pennsylvania, United States

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Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania Borough in Pennsylvania, United States

Mahanoy City is a borough located 38 miles (61 km) southwest of Wilkes-Barre and 13 miles southwest of Hazleton, in northern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in the southern Coal Region. It is located entirely within but is not part of Mahanoy Township. The name "Mahanoy" is believed to be a variation of the Native American word 'Maghonioy', or "the salt deposits".

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1946 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Rice 279,50372.25
Democratic Henry Morris107,33827.75
Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1946 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Duff 725,56777.01
Republican John Shroyer182,25619.34
Republican Carl Mau34,3673.65

Major Party Candidates

Democratic

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Republican

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

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Campaign

A close confidant of popular outgoing Governor Ed Martin, who was running for a US Senate seat, Duff was the clear favorite throughout the campaign. Duff ran as a moderate progressive but also as a hardline anti-communist. He promised to address the key topic of labor strife by limiting strikes and cracking down on union criminal activity while concurrently increasing the minimum wage. Duff also vowed to spur innovation amongst the state's fragmented local governments.

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1946 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Duff 1,828,46258.52
Democratic John S. Rice 1,270,94740.68
Prohibition James Killip13,8330.44
Socialist Labor George Taylor10,7470.34

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References

  1. "PA Governor". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=289239.
  3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=289240.
  4. The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 7-94.
  5. The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 7-16.