1835 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

1835 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

← 1832 October 13, 1835 (1835-10-13) 1838 →
 
Nominee Joseph Ritner George Wolf Henry A. P. Muhlenberg
Party Anti-Masonic Independent Democrat Democratic
Popular vote 94,023 65,804 40,586
Percentage 46.9% 32.8% 20.3%

County Results
Ritner:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Wolf:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Muhlenberg:      30-40%      40-50%

Governor before election

George Wolf
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph Ritner
Anti-Masonic

The 1835 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was among three candidates. Incumbent Governor George Wolf ran as an Independent Democrat. In the end Joseph Ritner won the election and became Pennsylvania's only Anti-Masonic governor.


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