The 1902 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 4, 1902. Republican candidate Samuel W. Pennypacker defeated Democratic candidate and former Governor Robert E. Pattison to become Governor of Pennsylvania. James Kerr and George W. Guthrie unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.
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County results
Pennypacker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Pattison: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Samuel W. Pennypacker | 593,328 | 54.20 | |
Democratic | Robert E. Pattison | 450,978 | 41.19 | |
Prohibition | Silas C. Swallow | 23,327 | 2.13 | |
Socialist | John W. Slayton | 21,910 | 2.00 | |
Socialist Labor | William Adams | 5,155 | 0.47 | |
Independent | John P. Elkin | 15 | 0.00 | |
N/A | Other | 58 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 1,094,771 | 100.00 |
References
edit- ^ "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved May 2, 2013.