1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election occurred on October 9, 1844. Incumbent Democratic governor David R. Porter was not a candidate for re-election. Democratic candidate Francis R. Shunk defeated Whig candidate Joseph Markle to become Governor of Pennsylvania. This was the last time until 2022 that Democrats won more than two gubernatorial elections in a row in Pennsylvania.

1844 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1841 October 9, 1844 (1844-10-09) 1847 →
 
Nominee Francis R. Shunk Joseph Markle
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 160,322 156,040
Percentage 50.3% 48.9%

County Results

Shunk:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Markle:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Unknown/No Vote:

     

Governor before election

David R. Porter
Democratic

Elected Governor

Francis R. Shunk
Democratic

Results edit

Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1844[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Francis R. Shunk 160,322 50.27
Whig Joseph Markle 156,040 48.93
Liberty Francis Julius LeMoyne 2,566 0.81
N/A Others 4 0.00
Total votes 318,932 100.00

References edit

  1. ^ "PA Governor General Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved July 5, 2012.