Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1841

CountyTotal VoteWhigDemocratPluralityWinnerAbolitionPct WhigPct Democrat
John Banks
David R. Porter
F. Julius Lemoyne
Pennsylvania250740113473136504-23031
D
76345.3954.61
Adams354619411599342
W
654.8345.17
Allegheny941150684281787
W
6254.2145.79
Armstrong *27549981756-726
D
37.5662.44
Beaver401521581751407
W
10655.2144.79
Bedford481122612550-289
D
47.0053.00
Berks1042029257495-4570
D
28.0771.93
Bradford487521432705-562
D
2744.2055.80
Bucks850440664412-346
D
2647.9652.04
Butler33901716167442
W
50.6249.38
Cambria1684810874-64
D
48.1051.90
Centre343911262300-1174
D
1332.8767.13
Chester927647114565146
W
50.7949.21
Clarion20555551500-945
D
27.0172.99
Clearfield1305419886-467
D
32.1167.89
Clinton1389603786-183
D
43.4156.59
Columbia367211032569-1466
D
30.0469.96
Crawford491520992815-716
D
142.7157.29
Cumberland471819972721-724
D
42.3357.67
Dauphin490226492249400
W
454.0845.92
Delaware288715781289289
W
2055.0444.96
Erie4851295618551101
W
4061.4438.56
Fayette457618122749-937
D
1539.7360.27
Franklin541526362779-143
D
48.6851.32
Greene27159491763-814
D
334.9965.01
Huntingdon580932582551707
W
56.0943.91
Indiana276015571195362
W
856.5843.42
Jefferson1125447678-231
D
39.7360.27
Juniata1839868971-103
D
47.2052.80
Lancaster12999808549143171
W
62.2037.80
Lebanon338218401542298
W
54.4145.59
Lehigh488123282553-225
D
47.7052.30
Luzerne563121943426-1232
D
1139.0460.96
Lycoming365413932261-868
D
38.1261.88
McKean435199236-43
D
45.1254.88
Mercer512727602318444
W
4954.3745.63
Mifflin245411241324-200
D
645.9254.08
Monroe15622691293-1024
D
17.2282.78
Montgomery758531444402-1258
D
3941.6658.34
Northampton576923023467-1165
D
39.9060.10
Northumberland330511432162-1019
D
34.5865.42
Perry26978701827-957
D
32.2667.74
Philadelphia City10468592043801540
W
57.4842.52
Philadelphia18447734811099-3751
D
168*39.8360.17
Pike61474540-466
D
12.0587.95
Potter525154365-211
D
629.6770.33
Schuylkill382314152408-993
D
37.0162.99
Somerset264518537921061
W
70.0629.94
Susquehanna315011521962-810
D
3636.9963.01
Tioga21725741598-1024
D
26.4373.57
Union370221321568564
W
257.6242.38
Venango20357551280-525
D
37.1062.90
Warren1593628963-335
D
239.4760.53
Washington681032913434-143
D
8548.9451.06
Wayne17335531167-614
D
1332.1567.85
Westmoreland623021354080-1945
D
1534.3565.65
York625424293825-1396
D
38.8461.16

Sources: Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which Commenced . . . on the Fourth Day of January, 1842, vol. 1; pages 113-115;
Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 2 November 1841, gives Armstrong County rejected votes.
* Includes Abolition vote for Philadelphia City.
George F. Horton received 18 votes in Philadelphia City and County
Samuel L. Carpenter received 4 votes in Dauphin County
Ellis Lewis received 1 vote in Potter County
Armstrong County: One township, which gave Banks 1789 and Porter 1057 votes, was rejected. This is not included in the table above.
Abolitionist and scattering votes not included in pluralities and percentage calculations.
(Revised 5 February 2002)

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