Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election Returns 1848

CountyTotal VoteWhigDemocratPluralityWinnerPct WhigPct Dem
William F. Johnston
Morris Longstreth
Pennsylvania336747168522168225302
W
50.0449.96
Adams413723311806525
W
56.3543.65
Allegheny15020885661642692
W
58.9641.04
Armstrong422720942133-39
D
49.5450.46
Beaver514727642383376
W
53.7046.30
Bedford535226132739-126
D
48.8251.18
Berks1261842078411-4204
D
33.3466.66
Blair372022931427866
W
61.6438.36
Bradford698932413748-507
D
46.3753.63
Bucks1032950845245-161
D
49.2250.78
Butler471824102308102
W
51.0848.92
Cambria257211511421-270
D
44.7555.25
Carbon1764768996-228
D
43.5456.46
Centre419316492544-895
D
39.3360.67
Chester1103558955140755
W
53.4246.58
Clarion349312552238-983
D
35.9364.07
Clearfield17416301111-481
D
36.1963.81
Clinton18128081004-196
D
44.5955.41
Columbia513719803157-1177
D
38.5461.46
Crawford542925802849-269
D
47.5252.48
Cumberland605829893069-80
D
49.3450.66
Dauphin551832492269980
W
58.8841.12
Delaware347519751500475
W
56.8343.17
Elk428145283-138
D
33.8866.12
Erie5587350020871413
W
62.6537.35
Fayette606627763290-514
D
45.7654.24
Franklin674637582988770
W
55.7144.29
Greene371613542362-1008
D
36.4463.56
Huntingdon416022891871418
W
55.0244.98
Indiana393923711568803
W
60.1939.81
Jefferson1775783992-204
D
44.1155.89
Juniata230411031201-98
D
47.8752.13
Lancaster15241972755144213
W
63.8236.18
Lebanon443726371800837
W
59.4340.57
Lehigh554625502996-446
D
45.9854.02
Luzerne675229673785-818
D
43.9456.06
Lycoming414818502298-448
D
44.6055.40
McKean805376429-53
D
46.7153.29
Mercer675236433109534
W
53.9546.05
Mifflin303414431591-148
D
47.5652.44
Monroe21944251769-1344
D
19.3780.63
Montgomery986346455218-573
D
47.1052.90
Northampton602725513476-925
D
42.3357.67
Northumberland367015462124-578
D
42.1357.87
Perry340313392064-725
D
39.3560.65
Philadelphia City13935896349723991
W
64.3235.68
Philadelphia330261699816028970
W
51.4748.53
Pike738126612-486
D
17.0782.93
Potter905278627-349
D
30.7269.28
Schuylkill780242643538726
W
54.6545.35
Somerset3858275511031652
W
71.4128.59
Sullivan542182360-178
D
33.5866.42
Susquehanna401315972416-819
D
39.8060.20
Tioga329612192077-858
D
36.9863.02
Union4573288716861201
W
63.1336.87
Venango25209881532-544
D
39.2160.79
Warren20929471145-198
D
45.2754.73
Washington801440653949121
W
50.7249.28
Wayne23108551455-600
D
37.0162.99
Westmoreland781128564955-2099
D
36.5663.44
Wyoming1728780948-168
D
45.1454.86
York850741624345-183
D
48.9251.08

Sources: Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which Commenced . . . on the Second Day of January, 1849, vol. 2; pages 347-349
Edward B. Gazzam received 48 votes on the Free Soil ticket - 23 in Allegheny County and 25 in Beaver County.
F. Julius Lemoyne received 3 votes in Beaver County, 1 in Elk County, and 2 in Warren County.
George W. Jackson received 1 vote in Allegheny County.
William Larimer received 1 vote in Allegheny County.
E. C. Reigart received 1 vote in Allegheny County.
Thomas Earle received 7 votes in Bradford County.
William Elder received 1 vote in Susquehanna County.
Seven scattering votes were reported from the city or county of Philadelphia without identification.
(Revised 26 May 2003)

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