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PA Governor
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| Office | Governor |
| Honorific | Governor - Abbr: Gov. |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | February 07, 1851 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | October 14, 1851 - 07:00am Central |
| Polls Close | October 14, 1851 - 07:00pm Central |
| Term Start | January 20, 1852 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 20, 1855 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modified | Chronicler March 21, 2025 07:25pm |
| Data Sources | Pa. Manual 1935, p. 411. The Manual does not break out the write-in votes. |
| Description |
Democratic nomination
The Democratic state convention met in Reading on 6/4/1851. The delegates nominated Bigler for Governor unanimously (Harrisburg Key Stone, 6/17/1851).
Whig nomination
The Whig state convention met in Lancaster on 6/24-25/1851. The delegates nominated Johnston unanimously for a second term (Lancaster Examiner, 7/2/1851).
Native American nomination
The Native American state convention met in Harrisburg on 7/24/1851. The delegates divided; one group nominated Cleaver for governor and the other made no nomination (Sunbury Gazette, 8/2/1851).
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| NEXT GENERAL ELECTION |
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Party | Whig |
Won | 10/10/1854 |
| Name | James Pollock |
Votes | 203,822 (54.64%) |
| Term | 01/20/1855 - 01/20/1858 |
Margin | 36,831 (+9.87%) |
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