Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1844

CountyTotal VoteDemocratWhigPluralityWinnerAbolitionPct WhigPct DemPct Abolit
Francis R. Shunk
Joseph Markle
F. Julius Lemoyne
Pennsylvania318938160332156040-4282
D
256648.9250.270.80
Adams433618482485637
W
357.3142.620.07
Allegheny14348586381052242
W
38056.4940.862.65
Armstrong340119861407-579
D
841.3758.390.24
Beaver510520932730637
W
28253.4841.005.52
Bedford592928843045161
W
51.3648.64
Berks1215683163840-4476
D
31.5968.41
Bradford653435252967-558
D
4245.4153.950.64
Bucks992151064804-302
D
1148.4251.470.11
Butler435920542197143
W
10850.4047.122.48
Cambria20981129969-160
D
46.1953.81
Carbon1237784453-331
D
36.6263.38
Centre417023841786-598
D
42.8357.17
Chester1168754756139664
W
7352.5346.850.62
Clearfield1476938538-400
D
36.4563.55
Clarion26821889792-1097
D
129.5370.430.04
Clinton1732925807-118
D
46.5953.41
Columbia479231991593-1606
D
33.2466.76
Crawford549429202410-510
D
16443.8753.152.99
Cumberland598330082971-37
D
449.6650.280.07
Dauphin556923523213861
W
457.6942.230.07
Delaware356214932069576
W
58.0941.91
Elk255132103-29
D
2040.3951.767.84
Erie5777220735011294
W
6960.6038.201.19
Fayette616133042836-468
D
2146.0353.630.34
Franklin700832113797586
W
54.1845.82
Greene369822551425-830
D
1838.5360.980.49
Huntingdon6652263040221392
W
60.4639.54
Indiana356714172098681
W
5258.8239.731.46
Jefferson1354727617-110
D
1045.5753.690.74
Juniata227311881085-103
D
47.7352.27
Lancaster15055553295133981
W
1063.1936.750.07
Lebanon422617482478730
W
58.6441.36
Lehigh512326802443-237
D
47.6952.31
Luzerne621236492561-1088
D
241.2358.740.03
Lycoming455526001945-655
D
1042.7057.080.22
McKean727416307-109
D
442.2357.220.55
Mercer61322744276521
W
62345.0944.7510.16
Mifflin309715851506-79
D
648.6351.180.19
Monroe19781601377-1224
D
19.0680.94
Montgomery974653944341-1053
D
1144.5455.350.11
Northampton592134662455-1011
D
41.4658.54
Northumberland388723841498-886
D
538.5461.330.13
Perry356222461316-930
D
36.9563.05
Philadelphia City14654526592824017
W
107*63.3435.930.73
Philadelphia County2633812200141381938
W
53.6846.32
Pike785643142-501
D
18.0981.91
Potter769527202-325
D
4026.2768.535.20
Schuylkill560832172390-827
D
142.6257.360.02
Somerset337492224501528
W
272.6127.330.06
Susquehanna412024681595-873
D
5738.7159.901.38
Tioga302819751049-926
D
434.6465.220.13
Union449817772721944
W
60.4939.51
Venango21541230873-357
D
5140.5357.102.37
Warren19601107843-264
D
1043.0156.480.51
Washington814839583901-57
D
28947.8848.583.55
Wayne23731553811-742
D
934.1865.440.38
Westmoreland753447042778-1926
D
5236.8762.440.69
Wyoming1565808754-54
D
348.1851.630.19
York849346913802-889
D
44.7755.23

Sources: Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which Commenced . . . on the Seventh Day of January, 1845, vol. 1; pages 68-70
Whig Almanac, 1845, pp. 44-45 gives the vote of the 6th ward of Northern Liberties (Philadelphia County) which were not returned in time for inclusion in the official tabulation. The totals here were Democratic = 556, Whig = 448. These votes have not been included in the county or state totals.
* Includes Abolition vote for Philadelphia County.
Julius J. Lemoyne received 10 votes in Tioga County
John Haney received 1 vote in Philadelphia City or County, and 1 vote in Chester County.
James Page received 1 vote in Philadelphia City or County
One "scattering" vote was reported from Mifflin County without identification.
(Revised 5 February 2002)

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