1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 13, 1829. U.S. Representative George Wolf, a Democrat, defeated Anti-Masonic candidate Joseph Ritner to win the election. Delaware County would continuously vote against the democratic candidate for next 157 years until 1986.

1829 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1826 October 13, 1829 (1829-10-13) 1832 →
 
Nominee George Wolf Joseph Ritner
Party Democratic Anti-Masonic
Popular vote 78,219 51,776
Percentage 60.2% 39.8%

County Results
Wolf:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%
Tie:      50%
Ritner:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election

John Andrew Shulze
Democratic

Elected Governor

George Wolf
Democratic

Results edit

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1829[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Wolf 78,219 60.17
Anti-Masonic Joseph Ritner 51,776 39.83
Total votes 129,995 100.00

References edit

  1. ^ "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 3, 2012.