1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election
	County results ; Martin: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Ross: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Arthur James; Republican	Elected Governor ; Edward Martin; Republican

The 1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on November 3, 1942. Incumbent Republican governor Arthur James was not a candidate for re-election. Republican candidate Edward Martin defeated Democratic candidate F. Clair Ross to become Governor of Pennsylvania.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Clarence P. Bowers
Luther Harr
James J. Regan, Jr.
F. Clair Ross, Pennsylvania Auditor General and former State Treasurer
Ralph H. Smith

Results

Democratic primary results

Ross

30%-40%
40%-50%
50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80%
80%-90%
90%-100%

Smith

40%-50%
50%-60%

Harr

30%-40%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Democratic primary election, 1942^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	F. Clair Ross	277,004	49.43
	Democratic	Ralph H. Smith	216,225	38.58
	Democratic	Luther Harr	46,849	8.36
	Democratic	James J. Regan, Jr.	12,195	2.18
	Democratic	Clarence P. Bowers	8,126	1.45
Total votes			560,399	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

James J. Davis, incumbent U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1930–1945)
Edward Martin, former Pennsylvania Treasurer and Auditor General

Results

Republican primary results

Martin

50%-60%
60%-70%
70%-80%
80%-90%

Davis

50%-60%
60%-70%

Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary election, 1942^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Martin	517,915	55.17
	Republican	James J. Davis	420,815	44.83
Total votes			938,730	100.00

Results

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1942^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Martin	1,367,531	53.67
	Democratic	F. Clair Ross	1,149,897	45.13
	Prohibition	Dale H. Learn	17,385	0.68
	United Pension	John J. Haluska	7,911	0.31
	Socialist Labor	Joseph Pirincin	5,310	0.21
	N/A	Others	37	0.00
Totals			2,548,071	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b The 1943 Pennsylvania Manual. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bureau of Publications. 1943. p. 150.
^ "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1942". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

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[PAManual150-1] The 1943 Pennsylvania Manual. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Bureau of Publications. 1943. p. 150.

[2] "Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1942". Wilkes University. Retrieved December 20, 2012.

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