1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1878 November 7, 1882 (1882-11-07) 1886 →
 
Nominee Robert E. Pattison James A. Beaver John Stewart
Party Democratic Republican Independent Republican
Popular vote 355,791 315,589 43,743
Percentage 47.8% 42.4% 5.9%

County Results

Pattison:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Beaver:      20-30%      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%

Governor before election

Henry M. Hoyt
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert E. Pattison
Democratic

The 1882 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 7, 1882. Incumbent governor Henry M. Hoyt, a Republican, was not a candidate for re-election.

Democratic candidate Robert E. Pattison defeated Republican candidate James A. Beaver to become Governor of Pennsylvania. James Herron Hopkins, Simon Peter Wolverton, and William Watts Hart Davis unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.


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